Tilbury Douglas broke ground on a new Community Diagnostic Centre, which will be located in the refurbished Paybody Building at the City of Coventry Health Centre campus.
Community Diagnostic Centres are purpose-built facilities that provide a range of diagnostic tests and scans outside of hospitals to improve access and reduce waiting times.
“We’re delighted to be working in collaboration with UHCW NHS Trust and NHS Property Services to deliver this key healthcare facility for Coventry,” said David Tighe, Regional Director West Midlands at Tilbury Douglas.
The centre is part of a broader effort to increase access to diagnostic services across Coventry.
The facility will provide a range of diagnostic services, including MRI and CT scans, X‑rays, ultrasound, cardiac and respiratory testing, hysteroscopy, and cancer-pathway diagnostics.
It is expected to serve approximately 90,000 patients annually and deliver an additional 75,000 diagnostic tests per year.
The centre will be co-located with Coventry University, creating a combined space for patient services, education, and research.
The partnership aims to support training and development for the NHS workforce while facilitating research initiatives in diagnostic care.
The project is funded by £14m through NHS England, alongside additional internal funding adjustments reported by the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
The centre will operate with a team of radiologists, radiographers, sonographers, healthcare scientists, and support staff.
Construction is underway, with the facility expected to open in late 2026.
The new diagnostic centre is just one of the many projects that Tilbury Douglas is also delivering on for the NHS.
This year, in South West Wales, the company has broken ground on a £14m PET‑CT facility at Singleton Hospital, which will be the region’s first permanent PET‑CT centre.
The build is expected to take until the autumn of next year to complete, with the first patients expected to be scanned at the new facility in early 2027.
The 330 sqm building will include a scanner room, six uptake rooms, clinical and waiting spaces, and staff accommodation.
In Trowbridge, construction is also underway on a £16m Integrated Care Centre, which will replace the town’s existing community hospital.
The centre is designed to provide primary care, urgent care, and space for diagnostic services, with completion expected by the end of 2025.
