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HM Lord Lieutenant officially opens NNUH Community Diagnostic Centre

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk, the Lady Dannatt MBE, has officially opened our new Community Diagnostic Centre at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals.

NNUH CEO Lesley said: “We’re delighted to see our new Community Diagnostic Centre up and running. It is such a fantastic facility and it is an absolute triumph for the people who have all worked so hard to bring this to completion. We now look forward to seeing approximately 220,000 patients a year, across the three centres. These facilities will help to significantly speed up diagnosis times for people with a range of health conditions including some cancers.”

NNUH CDC clinical lead and Consultant Radiologist Rayhaan Rahaman said: “These three centres will allow Norfolk and Waveney hospitals to support each other where necessary by sharing scanner and reporting capacity.

“It highlights the real impact these centres will have on the health and wellbeing of our community.”

Lady Dannatt had a tour of the patient-centred unit, which is situated away from the main hospital next to the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park. It offers Ultrasound, X-ray, CT and MR scanning and is open between 8am-8pm seven days a week. At full capacity the team, led by Seshni Mohammed, Imaging Service Operations Manager, will see 430 patients a day.

After unveiling a commemorative plaque, Lady Dannatt, MBE, who is also patron of our N&N Hospitals Charity said: “It is my great pleasure to be here today to officially open the CDC, the final piece in an ambitious programme to deliver state-of-the-art diagnostics at each of the three hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney.
“This is such a wonderful facility and will undoubtedly lead to better health outcomes and improved patient experiences  for which everyone in Norfolk  and Waveney is truly grateful.”
NNUH Chair Tom Spink said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Lady Dannatt to open the CDC for us and to show her what a great facility this is. And with it being located on the Norwich Research Park – a centre of excellence in healthcare, research, innovation and advancement – it clearly demonstrates the partnership between the hospital and its commitment to ongoing research.”

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HM Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Lady Dannatt unveils a plaque with NNUH Chair Tom Spink

Group of invited guests: Front: L-R HM Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, The Lady Dannatt, MBE, NNUH CEO Professor Lesley Dwyer, Norfolk and Waveney Programme Senior Responsible Officer Julia Kazimierczak.
Middle: L-R NNUH Consultant Radiologists Claire Beadsmoore, and Clinical Lead Rayhaan Rahaman, NNUH Imaging Lead Seshni Mohammed, NNUH Chair Tom Spink, James Paget CEO Jo Segasby, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Director of Strategy and Integration Carly West-Burnham, QEHKL CDC Project Manager Steve Elvin and James Paget Operations Director Steve Williams
Back: N&N Hospitals Charity Director John Paul Garside and Former programme senior Responsible Officer Simon Hackwell

Reception team: L-R: Sandra Mathew; Godwin Wilson; Kassie Fulcher; Deborah Hague.

Imaging Team representatives