Written questions

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...