Lung diseases ‘silently suffocating’ the NHS, charity warns

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

Lung diseases were attributed to 13% of deaths last year — Lung diseases were attributed to 13% of deaths last year (Clive Gee/PA)

By Storm Newton, PA Health Reporter

November 11, 2024 at 0:01am GMT

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