Community Diagnostic Centre @ QVH: Easy and quick access to diagnostic services for patients

The QVH Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) provides a ‘one stop shop’ for diagnostics, easily accessible to primary care partners and local patients closer to home. The CDC pathways can help reduce the time patients wait for essential tests which will inform their diagnosis and treatment.

What we offer:

A range of diagnostic imaging and physiological tests with short wait times, including:

Diagnostic imaging:

• X-ray
• Ultrasound
• CT
• MRI
• DEXA.

Physiological tests (direct access):

• Spirometry (+/- reversibility testing)
• FeNo
• CO monitoring
• Pulse Oximetry.

Physiological tests (as part of pathways):

• Full lung function tests
• Field tests (6 minute walk tests)
• 24 hour ambulatory tapes
• ECGs
• Echocardiograms
• Sleep studies
• Phlebotomy
• Teledermatology.

Diagnostic pathways:

• Breathlessness Pathway – for patients with chronic, unexplained breathlessness (>8 weeks). Includes coordinated respiratory and cardiac investigations with virtual MDT review
• Standalone Respiratory Diagnostics – single page referral form for spirometry, reversibility testing, FeNO, and other respiratory investigations
• Non‑Specific Symptom (NSS) Pathway – for patients with concerning generalised symptoms (e.g. weight loss, fatigue) who do not meet site‑specific cancer pathway criteria.

Why choose QVH?

We have some of the best patient feedback in the country. In fact, we have just been rated number one in the country for patient experience in a CQC adult inpatient survey.

Refer to us

All of our CDC services are available to medical practitioners via eRS. Unfortunately we do not accept self referrals at this time. If you are a medical professional and have difficulties in referring a patient to any of our CDC services please contact 01342 414438.

How to find us

Please see our Visiting us page for further information.

Page last updated: 10 February 2026