Approval given for £18m Hull medical diagnostic centre

The £18m community diagnostics centre will offer MRI, CT and ultrasound scans

Plans for a new medical centre have been approved with conditions, according to Hull City Council.

The community diagnostics centre (CDC), to be built in Albion Street, will do scans and other medical tests.

The £18m NHS facility will see 300 patients a day and carry out an estimated 2,205 tests each week, around 30% of the local total.

It will offer a range of services including MRI, X-ray, CT scanning and ultrasounds.

A spokesperson for the council said it would relieve "the strain on acute hospitals whilst also creating around 100 local jobs" and was "expected to benefit the wider city centre economy due to increased footfall from patient numbers".

Linda Chambers, a city councillor, said: "I am delighted that plans have been approved for the CDC on Albion Square.

"This will provide high-quality, easily accessible health facilities in the city centre and is a fantastic opportunity to improve the health of people in and around Hull.

"Early diagnosis is essential to early treatment and positive outcomes for patients and their families and the CDC will help to do that."

The CDC (in red) will be built on Albion Street in Hull city centre

The council's urban design officers had previously raised concerns that the proposed city centre location was "not suitable for this use" and suggested that a different location would be "more appropriate".

Work will begin shortly and it is expected to open in 2025, the council said.