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Corby Community Diagnostic Centre

Community Diagnostic CentresA single point of access to an array of services in the community.
A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is planned being built within the Willowbrook Health Complex in Corby.  
 
The Corby Community Diagnostic Centre belongs to a wider government plan to help tackle diagnostics waiting time backlogs and speed-up vital care for local patients. More information can be found on the government website. 
  
The Community Diagnostic Centres in Northamptonshire will be run by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, and the NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board will oversee the work. There are two community Diagnostic Centres, one in Corby and one in the Kings Heath area of Northampton.
 
The Kings Heath Community Diagnostic Centre opened in November 2024 and the Corby Community Diagnostic Centre is expected to open in 2025.
 
A Community Diagnostic Centre is not a walk-in centre, it is a ‘one stop shop’. To give a co-ordinated approach for planned diagnostics.  Access is through GP referrals, screening programme and outpatient appointments. 
 
The proposed facility will benefit thousands of local people needing diagnostics tests for MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Echocardiogram. 
 
The Community Diagnostic Centre will also include: 
  • Diagnostic imaging for MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Echocardiogram 
  • Consult examination and assessment rooms 
  • Welcoming reception and waiting area 
  • Sufficient parking for patients and staff 
  
The aims of the Community Diagnostic Centre 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 
  • To deliver a better, more personalised diagnostic experience 
  • To contribute to reducing health inequalities.

You can watch how the build is progressing.

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Corby Community Diagnostic Centre building has arrived

Corby modules in place at diagnostic centre Corby

Starting on August 27 the new local NHS Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Corby took shape rapidly with modules craned into place over 5 days.

The building is due to open in the spring next year, within the Willowbrook Health Complex. The building will house equipment for essential diagnostic tests, helping patients to access these tests quicker than waiting for a hospital appointment.

The diagnostics facility will provide Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) as well as x-ray, echocardiogram and blood testing to lead to diagnosis and treatment.

The operation involved moving 32 modules into place with minimal disruption to local residents.

CDC before

Construction Site manager for Western Buildings, Peter Moore said: “The module delivery went according to plan with all of the modules in place quicker than we expected. The next steps are to fit out internally and carry on with the groundworks. The external landscaping should be complete within the next couple of months.”

Polly Grimmett, Director of Strategy for University Hospitals of Northamptonshire said: “Our ambition is to reduce waiting times by increasing capacity for diagnostic tests across the county. As well as being more convenient for patients at a location away from the hospital, increased access to diagnostic testing will help with earlier diagnosis of conditions such as cancer and heart disease, and help patients access the life-saving treatments they need quickly.”

Because of the CDC in Corby, an additional 60,000 diagnostic tests per year are predicted to be available to NHS patients in Corby.

There are currently two new sites planned in Northamptonshire; one at Willowbrook in Corby and one at Kings Heath in Northampton, both will include MRI and CT scanners meaning patients will have more localised access to scans.

ne at Kings Heath in Northampton, both will include MRI and CT scanners meaning patients will have more localised access to scans.

Posted on at by David Tomney

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