Respiratory Diseases: Mould
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of instances of (a) stroke, (b) myocardial infarction, (c) hyperthermia, (d) pneumonia and (e) other respiratory disease admissions to NHS hospitals that have been the result of patients living in damp homes in the last 12 months.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
Poor quality homes, including those that are cold or damp, can directly affect physical wellbeing, creating or exacerbating health issues such as respiratory and cardiovascular illness.
The Government is committed to a preventative approach to the public’s health. Addressing poor housing conditions such as cold, damp, and mould will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives, and reducing pressures on the National Health Service.
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