Patients have improved access; staff enjoy working there; and for the #NHS it has created additional diagnostic capacity so patients can be tested and diagnosed quicker.
Finchley Memorial Hospital Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is supporting the transformation of elective care delivery in North Central London. It has been delivered through partnership working. Watch our video to hear the benefits it is bring to patients, staff and partners.
Community Health Partnerships (CHP), as managers of Finchley Memorial Hospital – a purpose-built community-based health facility, has worked closely with North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, North London Estates Partnerships and GBPartnerships to open the CDC as an early adopter site in July 2021.
As one of the first CDCs in the country, it has seen over 80,000 patients since it opened and was featured as a case study in the #NHS delivery plan to tackle the Covid-19 elective backlog.
Community Diagnostic Centres are one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests right in the heart of local communities. They are the future of healthcare delivery. At Finchley diagnostic services include CT, MRI, ultrasound and ophthalmology scans, additional phlebotomy (blood tests), cardiology and respiratory tests and vascular thermography.
Partnership working, delivery capability and flexibility of existing good quality estate have been critical factors in successfully delivering the Finchley Memorial Hospital CDC. Using a blend of in-house delivery capability and access to our pre-procured supply chain, CHP was able to work with NHS partners to deliver the necessary adaptations at speed.
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