The new centre at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has seen the number of elective diagnostic tests and scans offered in partnership with its ICB increase significantly.

Dr John Jones, medical director, said: ‘Since it opened its doors the CDC has been a fantastic state-of-the-art facility for us to see our patients for tests. We can test or scan patients away from a hospital setting, which helps to improve the quality of the patient's experience.'

Since it opened last October, the CDC has seen a total of 72,469 patients with 42,960 in phlebotomy (blood tests); 26,206 in radiology; 2,419 in teledermatology (opened February 2024) and 884 in cardiorespiratory (opened June 2024).

Services on offer at the CDC are radiology (CT, X-ray, ultrasound and MRI); pathology; teledermatology and a cardiorespiratory service, which includes tests such as echocardiogram (ECHO), spirometry and electrocardiogram (ECG).