Maggie Throup, Member of Parliament for Erewash, has welcomed the news that Nottingham will benefit from a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). It is hoped that the CDC will open in December 2023.
Nottingham City CDC will be based at Lister Gate, Nottingham (NG1 7DD) and will increase diagnostic capacity as well as reduce waiting times. Once operational, it will deliver up to 75,000 checks, tests and scans a year, tailored to meet the needs of patients. The facility will specialise in CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, cardiology, respiratory and phlebotomy tests and scans.
This announcement is on top of the news that Ilkeston Community Hospital’s CDC will be upgraded and will receive a new open MRI scanner, which will be the first of its kind in Derbyshire.
Maggie said: “I am delighted that a new CDC is due to open in Nottingham later this year. This will enable the people of Nottingham and surrounding communities, such as Erewash, the chance to access life saving tests, checks and scans.
“I have continually led the calls for the Government to locate CDCs away from hospitals and into everyday settings such as shopping centres and football stadiums – as was done so successfully with the Covid vaccine rollout.
“I am pleased that the Department of Health and Social Care has listened to my demands and has placed the Nottingham CDC in the heart of the community at Lister Gate. There is no doubt that this will take pressures off local NHS services.
“This announcement is on top of the news that Ilkeston Community Hospital’s CDC will be expanded and will receive Derbyshire’s first open MRI scanner. Works are also taking place to upgrade the x-ray department and to create purpose-built rooms for ultrasound and physiological measurements. There is no doubt that this one-stop-shop will benefit Erewash residents.
“Together these CDCs will make it easier for Erewash patients to receive diagnostic tests closer to home. I look forward to visiting both CDCs once they are fully operational.”
The Nottingham City CDC is one of 13 newly announced sites opening across the country before the end of the year, with the Government investing £2.3 billion to deliver up to 160 CDCs across England by 2025. The CDC at Ilkeston Hospital is expected to be fully operational by January 2024.