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Question follow-through · 20212

Respiratory Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to widen the availability of spirometry testing in primary care settings.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
23 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to widen the availability of spirometry testing in primary care settings.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    NHS England is continuing to support the restoration of local spirometry services, and is enhancing capacity through Community Diagnostic Centres. These initiatives provide structured pathways for general practitioners (GPs) to refer patients for essentia...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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