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5 hours ago
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Building of Peterborough's new diagnostic centre begins
Construction work on a city's new community diagnostic centre aimed at reducing patient waiting times has officially begun.A ground-breaking ceremony has been held at the site in Wellington Street, Peterborough, which is due to open in facility, which will be run by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT), will offer scans including MRI, X-ray and ultrasound, as well as cardiology and respiratory diagnostic chief executive Charlotte Williams said: "It will improve the time in which we can see patients, as well as getting a diagnosis quicker for those who need further treatment." Chris Loach from construction firm Tilbury Douglas said: "The ground-breaking ceremony represents the culmination of months of planning, collaboration and commitment, and the beginning of a project that will leave a lasting positive impact on the local community."Plans to demolish existing buildings at the site were approved last year to make way for the new facility. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
NHS tracker: are hospital surgery wait times improving near you?
Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 get there, every NHS trust has to either get to 60% or improve on its November 2024 figures by five percentage points - whichever is is just a stepping stone towards the ultimate goal of achieving 92% by July your postcode to find out whether waiting lists are getting better near you. About the data BBC Verify's analysis included NHS trusts in England that had at least 5,000 people waiting for elective treatment in November in other nations are different and the interim targets for next March set by the UK government do not Scotland aims for 90% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks of referral, in Wales the target is for 95% of patients to wait less than 26 Northern Ireland, 55% of patients should wait no longer than 13 weeks for day case or inpatient treatment. Interactive tool produced by Alli Shultes, Rebecca French, Daniel Wainwright, Nick Triggle, Ollie Lux Rigby, Chris Kay, Adam Allen, Avi Holden and Rebecca Wedge-Roberts What do you want BBC Verify to investigate?
