Written questions

Community Diagnostic Centres

2026-06-10 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL854 · Official question

Baroness Coffey

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL362), why they and NHS England do not hold information on patient-level activity for community diagnostic centres.

Answer

NHS England has no current plans to introduce a national patient-level activity collection for community diagnostic centres (CDC). This approach supports consistent national reporting while minimising the administrative burden on frontline services.At a n...