Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timescale for the rollout of (1) community diagnostic hubs pilots, and (2) the remaining community diagnostic hubs.

The National Health Service is planning to establish 44 community diagnostic centres across England this year. Centres will begin to provide services over the next six months, with all fully operational by March 2022. Thirty seven early adopter sites are already open and provided an additional 96,000 tests by the 10 October. Regions are working with local trusts and systems, diagnostic networks and primary care services to determine the location and configuration of services, based on the needs of the local population.