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19 more diagnostic hubs to be opened to tackle the COVID backlog HighlightsHighlights Archive

19 more diagnostic hubs to be opened to tackle the COVID backlog

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has pledged to tackle the multitude of problems affecting the NHS, including by opening more diagnostic hubs. He has claimed that people “want action” and will address this, in part, by opening 19 new diagnostic hubs. Tackling the backlog and reducing winter pressures are currently seen as the most pressing problems. More than seven million…
Ben Kemp
December 8, 2022
Milestone reached as CDCs deliver 2 million extra scans, tests and checks HighlightsHighlights Archive

Milestone reached as CDCs deliver 2 million extra scans, tests and checks

Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) have delivered more than 2 million vital tests, checks and scans for patients, with a further 10 centres now approved, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced. The one-stop shops, backed by £2.3 billion in government funding, offer a range of services in the heart of communities, making tests more accessible for patients. Based in…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2022
7 new community diagnostic centres to open providing lifesaving checks HighlightsHighlights Archive

7 new community diagnostic centres to open providing lifesaving checks

7 new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will open to help improve the Covid backlogs, diagnose patients more quickly and meet future demands on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed this week. The new CDCs will be rolled out in Willesden and Wembley in north west London, Leigh in Greater Manchester, St Albans, Lancashire, and Eltham in…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Community Diagnostic Centres hit landmark one million tests and checks HighlightsHighlights Archive

Community Diagnostic Centres hit landmark one million tests and checks

Since their rollout last year, Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) – now over 90 in number – have delivered a million tests and checks which have proved vital in freeing up hospital capacity and clearing the diagnostic backlog. These centres are usually closer to patient’s homes providing greater convenience to patients and reducing their carbon footprint. The NHS has pledged to…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
BIVDA supports IBMS’s response to the Queen’s Speech HighlightsHighlights Archive

BIVDA supports IBMS’s response to the Queen’s Speech

BIVDA welcomes the reiteration of previous Government announcements which seek to boost diagnostic capacity through Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) and increased, more efficient testing – as stated in the Queen’s Speech. We echo IBMS’s call to offer the Government and the Department for Health and Social Care our advice and expertise to ensure their plans can be realised. The introduction…
Ben Kemp
May 20, 2022
Community diagnostic centres deliver over 700,000 tests thus far HighlightsHighlights Archive

Community diagnostic centres deliver over 700,000 tests thus far

The Government’s flagship community diagnostic centre (CDC) project is already making huge progress in clearing part of the backlog by performing almost a million additional tests, which is the equivalent to 30,000 extra tests per week. 73 CDCs have already opened across the UK and, due to funds made available by the newly-launched Health and Social Care Levy, up to…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022