Trade and Industry written question – answered at on 26 May 2004.
Michael Clapham
Labour, Barnsley West and Penistone
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claimants medically examined so far have also been diagnosed to be suffering with (a) pneumoconiosis, (b) asbestosis, (c) mesothelioma and (d) asthma, broken down by (i) age and (ii) coalfield area.
Nigel Griffiths
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
Nearly 184,000 medical assessments have been carried out with a resulting fit for purpose Medical Assessment Process (MAP) report. Of this number, over 64,000 MAP reports show a condition other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that is impacting on the claimant's respiratory function.
Under the respiratory disease Claims Handling Agreement, ERISC are not required to record these separate co morbid conditions.
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