Question follow-through · 98764

Asthma: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) testing for asthma diagnosis.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2026 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) testing for asthma diagnosis.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to improving access to fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing.FeNO testing is a recommended core test for any standard community diagnostic centre (CDC). Currently 112 CDC sites in England offer FeNO testing.In November...

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