Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to review the role and scope of community diagnostic hubs; whether he has a timeline for that review; and what steps he plans to take to support public engagement with that review.

There are 71 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) currently operational. We have announced £2.3 billion to increase this to 160 sites by 2024/2025. We will regularly review the performance of existing CDCs and the future development of further locations.

The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ includes the ambitions for CDCs, developed with Royal Colleges, patient groups and health charities, to ensure the plan reflects population and service needs.