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NUH triples scanning equipment in Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has secured £10.5m government funding to expand the Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre.
- The centre will have three MRI and three CT scanners, delivering up to 140,000 tests a year.
- Opening in 2027, the facility will help reduce waiting times and improve access to diagnostics locally.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has received funding to triple the number of MRI and CT scanners at the Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided £10.5million in additional funding for two more MRIs and CT scanners to be installed at the CDC on Lister Gate, in Nottingham.
This means the facility will now have access to three MRIs and three CT scanners, which will significantly increase the number of these tests able to be delivered at the CDC when it opens. Once at full capacity, the CDC will provide up to 140,000 diagnostic tests every year.
The new facility is one of a number of CDCs being funded by the DHSC, which aim to improve the patient experience as well as reduce waiting times and health inequalities.
This increased capacity will be instrumental in reducing the number of people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire waiting longer for diagnostic tests.
Dr Katharine Halliday, NUH Clinical Lead for the CDC, said: “The CDC building was always designed to house the additional equipment, but we are really pleased that we have been able to secure early funding for the additional MRI and CT scanners.
“This means that once the CDC opens, we can offer significantly more daily testing from the start.
“Our CDC will make a real difference to patients, delivering faster diagnoses and helping reduce waiting times, all in a community setting.
“It is an important new facility for us and the investment confirms our ongoing commitment to ensure that our local populations have quicker access to diagnostic services, in a location that is convenient to them.”
Building work has been progressing on the new facility and has involved separating six empty former retail units that form the shell of the CDC from what is left of the old Broad Marsh shopping centre, as well as preparing the complex site for main construction.
When it opens next year, the Broad Marsh CDC will officially become NUH’s fifth site (which also includes City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Ropewalk House and the National Rehabilitation Centre).
The Broad Marsh CDC has been conveniently located near to the new Broad Marsh bus station and car park and is a short walk from the train station and tram stop. Disabled parking is also available nearby.
Whilst construction is in progress, NUH will continue to provide community-based diagnostics tests at NEMS Platform One, near the Nottingham Railway Station.
Henry Brothers Construction has been carrying out the enabling works on the site and will be carrying out the building work to create the CDC.
Ian Taylor, MD of Henry Brothers Construction, said: “The Henry Brothers team is particularly proud to be delivering this exciting new CDC for Nottingham, which will have such an impact on the local community.
“The general public walking past the site will have seen the demolition work which has been going on to separate the new facility from the rest of the Broadmarsh Centre. This marked the first stage of work on site and was a precursor for the next step in delivering this important new facility.
“As a contractor with wide experience of building public sector schemes, Henry Brothers Construction is working closely with NUH and other partners to develop the Broad Marsh CDC.”
The CDC aims to welcome its first patients in 2027.
