Community Diagnostic Centres

The development of a Community Diagnostic Centre will provide patients with greater access to diagnostic services in an appropriate location closer to home. This could provide a range of services in your GP practice, Community Hospital or at a new location away from our large hospital sites.

You can read more about this national programme in the Important Links to the right of the page.

As part of a national initiative, we want to develop Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) in Gloucestershire. The aims of a CDC is to:

• Deliver a more personalised diagnostic experience for patients;
• Improve health outcomes by reaching earlier, faster and more accurate diagnoses of health conditions;
• Increase capacity by investing in new facilities and equipment;
• Improve efficiency through streamlining processes, reducing unnecessary steps or tests and avoiding duplication;
• Ensure consistency in referral, access, uptake, experience and outcomes of diagnostic services;
• Support integration of care across GP, community and hospital services;
• Improve staff development, training, satisfaction and retention of staff.

We are currently reviewing access to a wide range of diagnostic services, such as scans and x-rays, in Gloucestershire. We want to understand your experience of using these services and welcome your views on priorities and new ways of working in the future.