Sterling Construction completes CDC Hub in Preston

Published: 3-Feb-2025

Sterling Construction has completed a CDC Hub in Preston with input from Owen Ellis Architects and NHS Property Services

Sterling Construction has handed over the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust.

The CDC project was carried out in collaboration with Owen Ellis Architects as well as Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Lancashire Teaching Hospital (LTH).

This project involved significant enhancements to the existing infrastructure at Brookfield and Fulwood as well as the extension of Healthport to accommodate a new X-ray machine and two ultrasound rooms.

The primary objective of the CDC project was to relocate diagnostic services from the hospital site to a community location. 

Sterling Construction has handed over the CDC to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust

This move relieves pressure on hospitals by freeing up space for increased bed capacity and provides easier access to essential diagnostic services. 

How was it funded?

NHS England Community Diagnostic Centres  Programme provided funding for this project.

The initiative aims to optimise existing freehold properties and land, create new diagnostic facilities and ultimately deliver excellent patient care. 

Specifically, £1.6m was allocated for NHS Property Services sites (NHSPS).

The CDC project was carried out in collaboration with Owen Ellis Architects 

Throughout this project, NHSPS and its partners said they have been commited to financial and operational efficiency.

An example of this is the optimisation of previously underutilised sites at Fulwood and Brookfield, creating more clinical spaces to deliver excellent patient care to the community.

Additionally, the ground floor of Preston Healthport is also now fully leased, again maximising space utilisation and unlocking value for the NHS. 

Libby Doherty, NHSPS Senior Strategy Manager, said: “This strategic investment exemplifies our dedication to delivering excellent patient care while ensuring value for money. 

“We’re happy to say that the new CDC hub will enhance patient access to essential diagnostic services, reduce hospital pressures and improve overall healthcare in the area.” 

Gerry Skailes, Chief Medical Officer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, who manages the new facility, said: “The new Preston Healthport CDC will be a great addition to the diagnostic services we offer patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Our ambition is to be able to provide community diagnostic services without people having to come to a big hospital.

“The CDC will help us make improvements to the care we offer patients by creating much needed additional capacity for our communities, enabling us to offer more lifesaving tests, checks and scans, quicker diagnoses, and better care closer to home.”

 

Top image: CDC Hub in Preston 

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