Work completed on new community diagnostic centre at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre

Work completed on new community diagnostic centre at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre image Work completed on new community diagnostic centre at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre

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A brand new, CT scanner and an ultrasound room has now opened to patients at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre. The new facilities will increase the capacity of the existing unit and provides much-improved facilities for our patients and staff.

The new facilities form part of the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) work at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre.

The Community Diagnostic Centre will provide increased access and capacity for the people of Worcestershire to imaging and endoscopy services with the aim of reducing waiting times for patients in need of diagnostic scans and endoscopy procedures and aiding a quicker diagnosis and treatment.

The new CDC is part of the government’s £350 million investment across the UK to provide scans more quickly and to help manage backlogs in imaging tests that have developed after Covid. Better capacity should enable faster access to more diagnostic tests as part of the national programme of improvement. 

Dr Inderjeet Nagra, Clinical Lead for Radiology at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “This is an exciting development for the people of Worcestershire. We are extremely pleased to see the opening of new facilities in Worcestershire that will benefit local people and help us to continue providing excellent patient care. 

“The improvements are very much patient-focused and will provide modern state-of–the-art facilities, allowing us to continue to provide optimal care for patients in a timely manner, making diagnostic tests more accessible to the people of Worcestershire, with potentially shorter waiting times, delivered away from the main hospital sites, and to deliver exceptional patient care with an improved patient experience.”

The new Community Diagnostic Centre at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre saw a brand new, three room endoscopy unit open in May.

On the opening of the new facilities Paul Brennan, Chief Operating Officer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “This is an important part of our work to improve access for our patients to a range of important procedures which are an essential part of the early diagnosis and timely treatment of some potentially serious conditions, including many forms of cancer.

“The new facility at Kidderminster is part of a wider programme of improvements to diagnostic facilities at all our hospital sites which will support our efforts to put our patients first, deliver the highest quality care possible and reduce waiting lists which have grown during the Covid pandemic. We are delighted to see all the facilities at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre up and running.

“It will help increase capacity to meet the current demand and give every patient the care and support they need, as well as provide staff with a better place to work, enabling them to continue to provide outstanding care to those who need it.”

New ultrasound room that opened at Kidderminster Hospital as part of community diagnostic centre