Question reference: S6W-05080
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on the diagnosis of (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease.
Answer
These conditions are usually recorded in an inpatient setting. Public Health Scotland can confirm that the SMR01 dataset contains records where idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease are listed as the primary diagnosis.