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<p>The Spending Review 2020 provided £325 million, with a further £2.3 billion in
the 2021 Spending Review, for diagnostic services, including the launch of up to 160
community diagnostic centres (CDCs) by March 2025. There are currently 90 CDCs in
operation, including supporting sites, which have delivered one million tests and
scans since July 2021. CDCs are projected to deliver 17 million tests in the next
three years, with an annual capacity for approximately nine million tests by 2025.
The National Health Service collects data on 15 diagnostic tests, which shows that
1,850,900 diagnostic tests were delivered in April 2022. This is an increase of 3,400
from April 2021.</p><p>The East of England region, including Suffolk, is currently
working with integrated care systems, diagnostic networks and primary care services
to determine the location and configuration of services for future CDCs, based on
the needs of the local population.</p>
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