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Respiratory Diseases: Drugs

Answer

There is currently a total of 21,654 people with severe asthma receiving a biologic for severe asthma in England. The number of people receiving a biologic is based on the number of requests received in the last 12 months, from June 2025 to May 2026, for either new initiation or continuation of asthma biologic treatment. The following table shows a breakdown of the asthma figures by integrated care board (ICB):

Region	Integrated care board	Patient count
East of England	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB	236
	NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB	305
	NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB	412
	NHS Mid and South Essex ICB	285
	NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB	301
	NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB	235
London	NHS North Central London ICB	345
	NHS North East London ICB	453
	NHS North West London ICB	512
	NHS South East London ICB	750
	NHS South West London ICB	467
Midlands	NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB	593
	NHS Black Country ICB	488
	NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB	215
	NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB	620
	NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB	247
	NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB	475
	NHS Lincolnshire ICB	233
	NHS Northamptonshire ICB	256
	NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB	519
	NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB	127
	NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent ICB	551
North East and Yorkshire	NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB	360
	NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB	1,351
	NHS South Yorkshire ICB	543
	NHS West Yorkshire ICB	719
North West	NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB	1,434
	NHS Greater Manchester ICB	1,225
	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB	670
South East	NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB	969
	NHS Frimley ICB	172
	NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB	1,271
	NHS Kent and Medway ICB	410
	NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB	323
	NHS Sussex ICB	545
South West	NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB	366
	NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB	532
	NHS Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly ICB	292
	NHS Devon ICB	707
	NHS Dorset ICB	381
	NHS Gloucestershire ICB	356
	NHS Somerset ICB	403

In addition, the following table shows a breakdown of the asthma figures by region:

Region	Patient count
East of England	1,774
London	2,527
Midlands	4,324
North East and Yorkshire	2,973
North West	3,329
South East	3,690
South West	3,037

Data relating to chronic pulmonary obstructive disease is (COPD) not held. However, through the £10 million Respiratory Transformation Partnership, launched in March, the Government is working with NHS England, the Health Innovation Network, industry, and third sector partners to improve care across asthma and COPD pathways. This includes earlier diagnosis, better long-term management, and pathway redesign to support more consistent uptake of biologic medicines.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL1163

Session

2026-27

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Access Drugs Respiratory diseases

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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