‘Life saving’ rapid test not available at most CDCs

‘Life saving’ rapid test not available at most CDCs

Patients are facing “unnecessary and worrying” waits because a rapid heart failure test is not available at most of the NHS’s 169 community diagnostic centres, experts have told HSJ.

Region’s community diagnostic centres (CDCs) offer one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests - Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Almost 900,000 tests, checks and scans have been delivered in NHS community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across the North East and Yorkshire in the past 12 months alone, NHS figures show. In total, the region’s CDCs have carried out 1.6 million diagnostic procedures since the introduction of the national initiative. Located in community settings such as shopping centres, high streets and retail centres, NHS community diagnostic centres offer patien…