Community Diagnostic Centres
Commons · Question 93468 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community diagnostic centres in reducing pressure on hospitals.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Nov 2025
As set out in the Elective Reform Plan and the 10-Year Health Plan, community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are key to delivering on the Government’s ambition to move more planned care from hospitals to the community, reducing pressure on hospitals and delive...