Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Community Diagnostic Centres
- Question
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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
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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 national level, CDCs are monitored through nationally collected activity data which supports oversight of diagnostic capacity, utilisation, and service delivery across England. CDC performance is monitored through aggregated data returns from local National Health Service organisations. This includes the number of diagnostic tests delivered by test type and CDC location, the number of pathways in operation, the number of patients receiving multiple tests through same-day pathways, utilisation of diagnostic assets, and the number of CDC sites delivering services to a 12-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week standard.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL854
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Subjects
- Community diagnostic centres
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