The Lincoln CDC in Lincoln Science and Innovation Park offers an alternative venue to access vital diagnostic tests quickly and easily, away from Lincolnshire's NHS hospitals.

Professor Karen Dunderdale, chief executive for Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group, said: ‘This is fantastic news for Lincolnshire, as these dedicated facilities will help reduce waiting times and make it easier and more convenient to access the diagnostic tests people need as part of their care.

‘This is the second new facility to open in the county in the last month, following the opening of Skegness CDC in November, and marks an investment of £43m into services delivered during this calendar year across the CDC programme.

‘This programme is also supporting us to develop our Lincolnshire workforce, with the creation of approximately 140 clinical and non-clinical job roles across the county. Lincoln CDC also has dedicated training facilities to support the training of future radiographers, with ULTH becoming one of the first NHS Trusts in the country to link directly with a school of radiography at the University of Lincoln.'

The state-of-the-art facilities include MRI, CT, non-obstetric ultrasound, X-ray and echocardiograms. Patients can also access physiological testing, such as blood testing, ECGs, spirometry and FeNO testing, which is being provided in partnership with Lincoln Healthcare Partnership Primary Care Network – a group of local GP practices.