Derriford Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

The Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is part of a national programme to deliver CDCs following Professor Sir Mike Richards October 2020 report ‘Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal’ which reviewed NHS capacity. It is proposed that the new CDCs are located closer to the communities that they serve and away from the acute hospitals. This allows diagnostic facilities separate from urgent care, thereby reducing the risk of cancellation and improving patient experience.

The Plymouth CDC will serve thousands of patients each year and take pressure away from the busy Derriford site. It will allow for faster diagnosis and treatment through MRI, CT, X-Ray and Ultrasound imaging facilities, Phlebotomy, Physiological measurement facilities such as echo cardiology and lung function as well as a full Audiology department with multiple treatment and assessment rooms.

These diagnostic facilities will be complemented with staff administration welfare and support services. The Plymouth CDC brief also requires the building to meet the standards set out in NHS net zero guidelines including modern methods of construction (MMC) as well as achieving a BREEAM excellent rating Following various optioneering exercises by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s (UHP) design team, the vacant Colin Campbell Court site was chosen for the location of the Plymouth CDC.