Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1593

Community Diagnostic Centres: Equality

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce disparities in timely access to diagnostic testing at community-based facilities.

Answer

Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) offer patients a wide range of diagnostic tests closer to home and greater choice on where and how they are undertaken, reducing the need for hospital visits and potentially speeding up the start of treatment. CDCs are ...
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