The new North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has been designed to offer multiple tests on one site, increasing diagnostic capacity to deliver treatment for thousands of NHS patients in the area.
The new CDC will initially consist of mobile units, before transferring into a permanent building once works are completed later this year.
Appointments at the new facility at Cribbs Causeway will be available beginning of April.
The diagnostics offered will include:
- Endoscopy
- Respiratory
- Echo and Imaging (X-ray, MRI and CT scans)
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and InHealth, the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, have worked together to establish the new Centre.
The CDC is part of the UK Government’s commitment to support NHS recovery, following the Covid pandemic
The CDC is part of the UK Government’s commitment to support NHS recovery, following the Covid pandemic and will enable NBT to provide 45,000 diagnostic procedures every year, in partnership with the independent healthcare provider InHealth.
Further, The Government has agreed to invest £2.3billion in opening circa 160 CDCs across the country by 2025, providing around nine million additional tests per year for patients in England.
Geoff Searle, InHealth Chief Executive, said: “This is another exciting milestone in the South-West CDC programme and we’re pleased to be working in partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust to create this new healthcare facility.”
“Once complete, the North Bristol CDC will be the largest InHealth diagnostic centre in England, and being in such a fantastic, community location, we are delighted to be providing key clinical services to the local population,” Searle concluded.
Tim Whittlestone, North Bristol NHS Trust’s Chief Medical Officer, said: “We are committed to delivering the best possible patient experience, and the CDC is a great partnership that will help us provide additional capacity so that we can diagnose people more quickly and in an accessible location for many of our patients.”
