Question follow-through · 113683

Respiratory Diseases: South Shields

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in South Shields constituency compa

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in South Shields constituency compa

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...

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