Question reference: S6W-04688
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 29 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the NHS (a) Ayrshire and Arran and (b) Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
Answer
Estimated number of adults (aged 16+) with doctor-diagnosed COPD in Scotland (1) , rounded to the nearest 1,000 | |
Ayrshire & Arran | 15,000 |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 47,000 |
(1) Estimates are based on Scottish Health Survey 2016-2019 combined doctor-diagnosed COPD prevalence figures and NRS 2019 mid-year population estimates. | |