Dozens of the government’s flagship community diagnostic centres said to be reducing record NHS waits are not even open yet, openDemocracy can reveal.
In fact, our investigation has found some of the health centres, known as CDCs, are years away from opening. We could only find evidence of 73 centres that are up and running – and some of those are in mobile units.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) this month claimed 114 centres were open across the country, saying they were helping cut NHS waiting lists by offering more tests for patients. Ministers have also touted the plans as proof that the private health sector can be used to boost capacity in the NHS.
