Bilston to host £23.5m NHS diagnostic centre by 2028

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Walsall councillors are to debate a £23.5 million Community Diagnostics Centre planned for Bilston, due to open in August 2028.

Walsall councillors are set to debate a future Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) in Bilston later this week. The £23.5 million facility, scheduled to open in August 2028, is part of a national programme where 170 new sites have been approved across England. The funding has been allocated to the Walsall and Wolverhampton NHS Trusts.

Once complete, the new CDC will provide 'fairer, timelier and more convenient' local access to NHS diagnostic services for residents in both areas. Meeting documents state that residents in Walsall and Wolverhampton have seen healthy life expectancy decline in recent years, with residents developing long-term ill-health earlier than average in England. Currently, the nearest diagnostic services are at Walsall Manor, New Cross and Cannock Chase Hospital.

The original proposals included a two-site model, with one site based in Bilston and the other in the Saddlers Centre. However, due to 'capital constraints', the two sites were reduced to one, and Bilston was considered the 'best option'. Bilston offers cross-boundary coverage and is capable of hosting diagnostic tools such as CT and MRI scanning, which are most demanding of space, infrastructure and workforce.

How it is being reported

• Debate set for new multi-million medical hub in Bilston£23.5million of funding has been allocated to deliver the facilityBirminghamLive · 21 Oct, 05:45
• Debate to be held on new multi-million-pound medical hub in Bilston for Wolverhampton and Walsall patients£23.5 million of funding has been allocated to the Walsall and Wolverhampton NHS trustsExpress & Star · 21 Oct, 01:00

In this story: Bilston · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Walsall and Wolverhampton NHS Trusts · Councillor Elaine Williams · Saddlers Centre

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