The NHS's Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) programme continued to progress during June, with a major new facility opening its doors, construction milestones reached on several schemes and projects across England moving closer to completion.
Designed to expand access to diagnostic services closer to patients' homes, the nationwide programme continues to increase capacity for tests including MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray and endoscopy while helping reduce pressure on acute hospitals.
The following is Building Better Healthcare roundup of key CDC milestones from June 2026.
CDCs that opened
Plymouth CDC: The new Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre officially opened to patients in June following completion of the £21.96m project delivered by BAM UK & Ireland for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.
Constructed on the former Colin Campbell Court site in Plymouth city centre, the three-storey facility was designed by KTA Architects and delivered through the Southern Construction Framework.
BAM worked alongside Totus Engineering, GE Healthcare and MIS Healthcare to complete the specialist diagnostic installations and commissioning.
The centre will provide MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, lung function testing, phlebotomy and other diagnostic services, delivering around 91,000 diagnostic appointments annually and allowing many patients to receive tests closer to home.
Stoke-on-Trent CDC: The new Stoke-on-Trent Community Diagnostic Centre officially opened in June, completing the £42.6m transformation of the former Sainsbury's site in Hanley.
Delivered by IHP, the joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, the facility will provide up to 180,000 diagnostic tests each year, offering MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy and physiological sciences services.
Designed by Gilling Dod Architects, the centre forms part of the NHS's Community Diagnostic Centre programme, bringing diagnostic services closer to patients' homes while helping to reduce pressure on Royal Stoke University Hospital.
St Albans CDC: Logan Construction completed the new CDC at St Albans City Hospital in June. Delivered for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as part of the site's wider redevelopment, the facility provides MRI, CT and ultrasound services and is expected to deliver around 15,000 additional MRI and CT scans each year, helping improve access to diagnostic testing across the region.
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