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.

 

What we offer:

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

Diagnostic imaging:

  • X-ray
  • Ultrasound
  • CT
  • MRI

Physiological tests:

  • Full lung function tests
  • Ambulatory 24hr tape and BP monitoring
  • ECH
  • Echocardiogram
  • FeNo
  • Sleep studies
  • Spirometry
  • Plebotomy
  • Skin Lesion Images
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • POCT Capillary Blood Gas Assessment

We are also developing additional pathways such as non-specific symptoms (NSS).

 

Why choose QVH?

Our CDC model will enable early and faster diagnosis, improve patient experience, and help us respond to health inequalities for patients and residents.

Vital tests, like the ones we provide at QVH, ensure patients receive assessments and diagnosis of their symptoms through easier, faster, and more direct access. From here a diagnosis and treatment plan can be developed, supported by high quality diagnostic results.

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.

 

Digital connectivity

The CDC @ QVH uses a digital solution which enables all relevant multidisciplinary clinicians to

review, discuss and plan the next steps for each patient’s care. The pathway record will then be stored centrally and securely so the results can be seen digitally when you need them.

 

Refer to us

Once a GP practice has ICE, we can set you up to receive and view results electronically in real-time. It also means each time you refer a patient they will automatically have a digital record created – no paper, no fuss.

Not set up yet? No problem – we can do that for you. Email us at vicki.sage@nhs.net and we will arrange that for you.

Not using ICE? Email us at vicki.sage@nhs.net to discuss how you can refer your patients to us.

 

How to find us

The CDC @ QVH is based here at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ.

The hospital is accessible by public transport – East Grinstead train station is just over a mile away and Metrobus routes 281 and 400 run hourly.

Parking charges operate Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm. The cost is £1 per hour for the first 3 hours, and £4 for a 3-10 hour stay. Disabled drivers (displaying a valid blue badge) and motorcycles park for free.

Contact us

Email: qvh.cdc@nhs.net

Phone: 01342 414438