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Asthma

Asked by Ayoub KhanIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65188

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many asthma patients receiving their inhaler prescriptions (a) free of charge and (b) at the current prescription charge have been admitted to hospitals with life-threatening asthma attacks in

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Government and its arm’s-length bodies, including the NHS Business Services Authority, do not collect this information.

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