Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has received £10.5million of additional funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to triple the number of MRI and CT scanners at the Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

Two more MRIs and CT scanners will be installed, meaning the facility will now have access to three MRIs and three CT scanners.

When open at full capacity, the CDC will provide up to 140,000 diagnostic tests every year. The centre will open in 2027.

Dr Katharine Halliday, NUH Clinical Lead for the CDC, said: “The CDC building was always designed to house the additional equipment, but we are really pleased that we have been able to secure early funding for the additional MRI and CT scanners.

“This means that once the CDC opens, we can offer significantly more daily testing from the start.

“Our CDC will make a real difference to patients, delivering faster diagnoses and helping reduce waiting times, all in a community setting.

“It is an important new facility for us and the investment confirms our ongoing commitment to ensure that our local populations have quicker access to diagnostic services, in a location that is convenient to them.”