Question follow-through · 104957

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for people with pulmonary fibrosis.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for people with pulmonary fibrosis.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    NHS England has established 13 respiratory clinical networks across the country. These have been vital in providing clinical leadership for respiratory services and supporting services in primary care, including restoring spirometry, which is one of the t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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General Practitioners

19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support general practices serving populations with higher levels of multimorbidity and patient complexity to meet QOF indicators.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

General Practitioners

19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the clinical and administrative workload required to deliver QOF indicators in (a) practices serving highly deprived populations and (b)

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General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of higher rates of missed GP appointments in deprived areas on practices’ ability to deliver QOF requirements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on the drivers of lower QOF attainment in deprived areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of transport, housing instability, language barriers and digital exclusion on patient engagement with QOF requirements in high-

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Earwax: Health Services

10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of geographical variation in access to NHS ear syringing and ear wax removal services; and what plans he has to support Integrated Care Boards to ens

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Health Services: Cornwall

8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS workforce planning in Cornwall reflects the additional pressures placed on health services during periods of peak tourist activity.