Life with a Lung Condition 2025 Basic care briefing - December 2025
Our Life with a Lung Condition briefing reinforced our concern for people with lung conditions and the quality of basic care they receive.
We found that:
- Only 32% of people with asthma in the UK receive good basic care.
- A shocking 9% of people with COPD in the UK receive good basic care, with access to care decreasing year-on-year for the past five years of our survey.
- 60% of people unexpectedly hospitalised because of their lung condition don’t receive the vital, time-sensitive follow-up care they deserve.
- Over a quarter (26%) of our survey respondents had used emergency care in the previous 12 months, with those from more deprived backgrounds more likely to access emergency care.