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Northampton Community Diagnostic Centre - Kings Heath

Northampton Community Diagnostic Centre - Kings Heath
A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is opening soon adjacent to the King Heath General Practice in Northampton. Inside there will be MRI and CT scans as well as Echocardiograms and Ultrasound equipment. This will reduce the need to visit the hospital when this diagnostic equipment is needed. This will help with earlier diagnosis of conditions such as cancer and heart disease, and help patients access the life-saving treatments they need quickly. 
 
The proposed Kings Heath CDC belongs to a wider government plan to help tackle diagnostics waiting time backlogs and speed-up vital care for local patients.
 
The aim is to get the Kings Heath CDC up and running by the end of 2024.
 
The CDCs in Northamptonshire will be run by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, and the NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board will oversee the work.
 
The CDC will provide services including:
• Imaging services for MRI and CT located externally to the GP practice
• Echocardiography and Ultrasound located within the GP practice building.
 
The aims of the CDC 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.
 
 
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Have your say on the new Kings Heath Community Diagnostic Centre

A chance to make your opinions known on the new Community Diagnostic Centre planned for Kings Heath, Northampton, will be available at special community engagement sessions next month.
 
Thousands of local people who need diagnostic tests like MRI, CT, and ultrasound scans, are set to benefit from two new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) planned for the county.
 
One is planned for the Kings Heath Practice at the North Oval in Northampton and the other at the Willowbrook Health Centre site in Corby.
 
The CDCs are part of a wider government plan to help tackle diagnostics waiting time backlogs and speed-up vital care for local patients.
 
The Kings Heath public engagement events are on Friday, December 1, and Tuesday, December 5. December 1 has two face-to-face opportunities at 10.30am to 11.30am or 2.00pm to 3.00pm and December 5 is a virtual event at 6.30pm-7.30pm. See our website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Patients-and-Visitors/Kings-Heath-Community-Diagnostic-Centre.aspx
 
The meetings are designed to update local people on the plans and give them an opportunity to contribute their ideas on the best ways develop this community asset.
 
The Community Diagnostic Centres in Northamptonshire will be run by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group - which consists of Kettering and Northampton general hospitals - and be overseen by NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board - the body that oversees local health and social care.
 
UHN Director of Strategy, Polly Grimmett, said: “We want to gather the thoughts of our local community on our Community Diagnostic Centre plans.
 
“At the next meetings we will explain what is happening at Kings Heath and answer questions on whatever issues local people may raise.”
 
Community Diagnostic Centres will bring significant extra capacity for diagnostic tests to the county at locations outside of the hospital environment.
 
Access will be through GP referrals, screening programmes, and outpatient appointments, only and will not be available as a walk-in service. 
 
The Kings Heath Community Diagnostic Centre will include: 
  • Diagnostic imaging for MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Echocardiogram 
  • Consultant examination and assessment rooms 
  • A welcoming reception and waiting area 
  • Sufficient parking for patients and staff 
 
The aim is for the Kings Heath development to be up and running by Spring 2024.

 

Posted on at by Gail Meachem

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