Hull: First look at diagnostic health centre set for Albion Square

An artist's impression of the community diagnostic centre planned for Albion Square

An artist's impression has been released showing what an £18m NHS health centre will look like.

Hull City Council said the community diagnostic centre (CDC) would offer MRI and CT scans, as well as X-rays and ultrasounds.

Officials said the centre, planed for Albion Square in the city centre, would help identify cancers, strokes, heart disease and respiratory conditions.

It would also help reduce pressure on hospitals, they said.

The facility will offer MRI scanning, reducing pressure on local hospitals

The facility, once operational, would create more than 100 NHS jobs.

In June 2023, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said the facility was expected to open that December.

However, in the latest update from the council, it was not stated when the facility was now expected to open.

Councillor Linda Chambers, portfolio holder for public health, said: "The CDC is a fabulous project at Albion Square, and it's exciting we're able to see an image of what it may look like.

"Albion Square is a significant development in the city and seeing this visual really starts bring it to life."

The NHS has secured £16m in funding from the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a CDC in Hull, £12m of which will go towards construction of the facility, with the remaining amount allocated for clinical equipment.

The council will contribute £2m of funding from the existing Albion Square capital budget to support building costs.

Jonathan Lofthouse, group chief executive at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said the plans were "a significant step forward".

He added: "Waiting for tests can be the cause of real anxiety for some people, so the CDC will enable our staff to carry out those tests more quickly and enable patients to undergo multiple tests at the same visit if required, in some cases seven days a week."

Preparatory work has begun on the development, with Albion Street car park undergoing reconstruction.