Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs)

CDCs are ‘one-stop shops’ designed to provide an easier and altogether better patient experience.

They have many diagnostic facilities and services in one place, which means you may be able to have many diagnostic procedures in one appointment, and at one site. These procedures may include x-rays, blood tests, CT and MRI scans, and ultrasound scans. They also offer other services such as breast screening, dermatology clinics, and audiology services.

UHDB has three CDCs across Derbyshire and Staffordshire, providing a range of tests closer to your home and community. Our CDC sites are located at:

  • Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby
  • Ilkeston Community Hospital
  • Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital in Tamworth

There are two further CDC sites located elsewhere in Derbyshire, which are operated by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CRH) and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS): 

  • Walton Hospital in Chesterfield
  • Whitworth Community Hospital in Matlock

You can find out more about the services available at the CDCs in Chesterfield and Matlock on the CRH website >

Community Diagnostic Centres in Derbyshire

Getting to the CDC at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

A short video guide on how to get to the CDC at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital >.


Services available

  • Blood testing
  • Bone density scans
  • Cardio-respiratory testing
  • CT scans
  • Dermatology services
  • Echocardiography testing
  • MRI scans
  • Ultrasound scans
  • Point of care testing (POCT) 
  • X-ray

 

Getting to the CDC at Ilkeston Community Hospital

A short video guide on how to get to the CDC at Ilkeston Community Hospital >.

Services available

  • Blood testing
  • CT scans
  • Cardio-respiratory testing
  • Echocardiography testing
  • Open MRI scans
  • Ultrasound scans
  • Point of care testing (POCT)
  • X-ray

Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital

Getting to Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital

To get to Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital by car, enter the postcode: B78 3NG into your SatNav. The hospital can be accessed via the A38, A5, M6 Toll and the M42.

Patient and visitor parking is available, with a number of public transport routes that stop near to the hospital. 

View more information on how to get to Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital >

 

Services available: 

  • Audiology services
  • Blood testing
  • Cardio-respiratory testing
  • Echocardiography testing
  • Mobile van offering CT and MRI scans (this service will rotate across NHS sites in Staffordshire)
  • Point of care testing (POCT)
  • Ultrasound scanning
  • X-ray

Can I choose to have my appointment at a CDC site?

The tests avaliable at CDCs are accessed once you have been referred by either your GP, or by a consultant at a hospital.

When you are referred for a test or scan, your referring clinician will be able to give you the option as to where to have your test. You can request for this to be book at a CDC if the service is available and meets your ongoing care needs.

 

Blood tests

If you have been given a blood test request form, you can book your test at any CDC or hospital based on your own preference. 

You can book blood tests across all UHDB sites, including our CDCs, via Swiftqueue (opens in new window) >

Please note: you will need to create an account to access the Swiftqueue booking system.

Latest news from our CDCs

The team at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital's Clinic M
Rheumatology team settling in to purpose-built new space at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

After undergoing an extensive refurbishment, Clinic M at our Derby community hospital site has been transformed into a purpose-built space, which for the first time has allowed all clinical and non-cl...

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Sarah Edwards MP at SRP CDC
Tamworth MP 'delighted' about investment in new Community Diagnostic Centre which sees thousands of patients every month

Sarah Edwards, MP for Tamworth, visited the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital, to see the cutting-edge facility supporting local residents to get access to di...

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