A Nottinghamshire town will be the home of a new health centre which aims to provide people with quicker access to procedures such as MRI scans and blood tests. The Government has approved funding for four new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) in the Midlands, one of which will be based in Mansfield.
The centres first started operating in July 2021 as part of efforts to slash NHS waiting times which built up over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the programme started, the Government said that 600,000 tests, checks and scans have been delivered in the Midlands.
Across the country, funding for 19 more of the centres has been approved and a planning application for the Mansfield site has already been submitted. The Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust has applied for the centre to be built at the Mansfield Community Hospital on Stockwell Gate, with the application due to be discussed at a Mansfield District Council meeting on February 13.
