Community Diagnostic Centres

(asked on 2nd March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the diagnostic tests that will be delivered by his proposed community diagnostic centres.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
This question was answered on 8th March 2022

Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will deliver a range of core diagnostic services in imaging, physiological measurement, pathology and, in larger CDCs, endoscopy services. It is likely that as a minimum, the following tests will be provided:

- Computed tomography;

- Magnetic resonance imaging;

- Ultrasound;

- X-Ray;

- Phlebotomy;

- Point of Care Testing;

- Simple biopsies;

- NT-Pro BNP;

- Urine testing;

- D-dimer testing;

- Echocardiography;

- Electrocardiogram;

- Heart rhythm monitoring;

- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring;

- Oximetry;

- Spirometry; and

- Simple field tests.

Larger CDCs will also offer endoscopy services, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, flexi sigmoidoscopy and possibly further tests as required by local population need.

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