Diagnostic Centres

The NWUHG has three state-of-the-art purpose-built diagnostic centres, which were built with £85.9 million of capital funding from the Department of Health and Social Care in a national programme to address the need for more diagnostic facilities across England, making it the largest investment in the region for more than 20 years.

The facilities are based at the James Paget University Hospital, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn. Each of the sites house MRI and CT scanners as well as X-ray and Ultrasound imaging. These are used for diagnosis and monitoring of a very wide range of conditions, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory diseases, trauma, musculoskeletal diseases, neurology and, most recently, COVID-19. To help deliver the scans, more staff were recruited including radiographers, radiologists and support staff.

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity also kindly supported this project by pledging £1.6m for Imaging equipment.

This collaborative approach between hospitals and the wider Integrated Care System to deliver these services has:

• Increased capacity for diagnostic imaging
• Separated GP referrals and Outpatient appointments from Inpatient and Emergency demand, improving waiting times
• Improved health outcomes with earlier diagnoses
• Provided modern, bright facilities and state-of-the-art equipment to improve the experience for patients and staff
• Standardised practices and collaborative working in Imaging services across the three hospitals.