Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced that Kings Heath Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is anticipated to be up and running by the end of 2024.
The new CDC will be located adjacent to the King Heath General Practice in Northampton, UK.
Kings Heath CDC is anticapted to be up and running by the end of 2024
The CDCs in Northamptonshire will be run by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, and the NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board will oversee the work.
Further, the proposed Kings Heath CDC belongs to a wider government plan to help tackle diagnostics waiting time backlogs and speed-up vital care for local patients.
The CDCs in Northamptonshire will be run by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group
The CDC will provide services including:
- Imaging services for MRI and CT located externally to the GP practice
- Echocardiography and Ultrasound located within the GP practice building.
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board will oversee the work
The aims of the CDC are:
- Improve population health outcomes by earlier diagnoses of significant health conditions
- To increase diagnostic capacity in terms of workforce, facilities and equipment
- To improve productivity and efficiency of diagnostic activity
The new CDC will help with earlier diagnosis of conditions such as cancer and heart disease, and help patients access the life-saving treatments they need quickly.
