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Derbyshire NHS Centre Gets £7.5m Upgrade
24 Sep
Summary
- A new £7.5m diagnostic centre has opened at Walton Hospital.
- The unit now offers MRI and CT scans on-site.
- The centre will operate seven days a week for community care.
A new NHS diagnostic centre has officially opened at Walton Hospital in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, following a £7.5 million expansion. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to bring essential hospital care directly into the community. Patients can now access MRI and CT scans at the local centre, eliminating the necessity to travel to larger hospitals, some of which have limited parking.
The expansion project, which took only 10 months to complete, involved the installation of modular buildings using cranes. The centre was inaugurated on Tuesday by James Frith MP, Minister for Health Innovation. It is set to operate seven days a week, underscoring the government's commitment to community-focused healthcare services.
