Huge congratulations to Metrocentre on this week's opening of the new NHS Community Diagnostic Centre 😍 Yet another very good reason to make a trip to the centre 😉
The centre’s new 40,000 sq ft NHS Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) welcomed its first patient this week as part of a £18.6 million investment to improve diagnostic services for the local community. The centre, a partnership between Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as part of the Great North Healthcare Alliance, offers a variety of diagnostic services - such as MRI, CT, ultrasound and echocardiogram scans, blood tests, and heart and lung function assessments. By providing these services outside of a traditional hospital setting, the CDC aims to relieve pressure on local hospitals by taking healthcare into the community. Ben Cox, Director at Sovereign Centros from CBRE, Asset Manager of Metrocentre, said: “Welcoming the first patient into Metrocentre’s new NHS Community Diagnostic Centre is a landmark moment for the centre, as we push ahead with our strategy to evolve it into a place that serves the wider needs of the community. Metrocentre houses best-in-class retail and leisure but is also increasingly an industry leader in the way it incorporates services and amenities such as healthcare. Accessibility, security, and complementary visitor purposes make Metrocentre stand out for those alternative uses. We are committed to investing in key facilities and working in partnership, to forge a destination that is both a shopping centre and town centre for our community.” Gavin Prior Lunson Mitchenall Nick Hartwell Charles Jacks Time Retail Partners Jack Mackinnon Matthew Cassell Antony Carroll Juliana Bentel #ShoppingCentres #Retail #NEBusiness #Savills #SovereignCentros