{"id":17887,"date":"2023-08-04T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhs-icb.bisongrid.dev\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:42:29","slug":"diagnostics-boost-coming-to-bristol-north-somerset-and-south-gloucestershire-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/news\/diagnostics-boost-coming-to-bristol-north-somerset-and-south-gloucestershire-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostika do t\u00eb p\u00ebrshpejtohen n\u00eb Bristol, North Somerset dhe South Gloucestershire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"assembler_default-group assembler_module_group assembler_default-group_1 assembler_module_group_1\"><div class=\"assembler_module_area assembler_module_area_1\"><div class=\"assembler_text-module assembler_module assembler_text-module_1 assembler_module_1  transparent\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Seksioni me titull module-1\" id=\"module-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17887\/#module-1\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"hidden\">Seksioni me titull module-1<\/span><\/a><!-- Template found for text-module - Template: template-text - Matched: _only --><section class=\"w-full mx-auto max-w-content pt-12 sm:pt-24 pb-12 sm:pb-24\">\r\n  <div class=\"entry-content w-full !px-0 max-w-small\">\r\n        <blockquote>\n<h1><strong>Diagnostika do t\u00eb p\u00ebrshpejtohen n\u00eb Bristol, North Somerset dhe South Gloucestershire<\/strong><\/h1>\n<time class=\"post_date_shortcode\">4 Gusht 2023<\/time>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mij\u00ebra skanime dhe hetime t\u00eb tjera do t'u ofrohen pacient\u00ebve t\u00eb NHS n\u00eb Bristol, North Somerset dhe South Gloucestershire, n\u00ebn nj\u00eb marr\u00ebveshje historike p\u00ebr rritjen e kapacitetit diagnostikues p\u00ebr t\u00eb p\u00ebrshpejtuar trajtimin, p\u00ebr t\u00eb reduktuar listat e pritjes dhe p\u00ebr t\u00eb ofruar kujdes m\u00eb pran\u00eb sht\u00ebpis\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p>Two state-of-the-art community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will be created in the area, providing a range of different tests during a single visit, reducing travel and the number of appointments for people. One CDC will be based at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol, with the other CDC based in Weston-super-Mare, with the exact long-term location to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The CDCs will provide endoscopy, MRI and CT scans, ultrasounds, blood and lung tests and more to thousands of people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n<p>The array of scans and tests at the CDCs will help with the diagnosis and treatment of people with a range of conditions, from cancer to joint problems.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile units are currently running at Southmead and Cossham hospitals and Weston-super-Mare\u2019s Locality Health Centre to provide additional endoscopy and imaging capacity for patients until the fixed centres open.<\/p>\n<p>InHealth has been appointed as preferred bidder for the project, following a competitive procurement exercise by NHS England in the South West to find the best partner. The procurement was carried out on behalf of integrated care boards (ICBs), as the best way of improving access and bringing rapid increases in diagnostic capacity and staffing.<\/p>\n<p>Inhealth and the NHS are working towards an integrated workforce model with staff from both organisations working together to make best use of their combined expertise. InHealth, already runs a network of 11 CDCs and a fleet of mobile units that serve four million patients a year.<\/p>\n<p>Siting more diagnostics in communities and at accessible sites means the area\u2019s main hospitals will be able to focus on more complex cases and on urgent and emergency care, with less chance that people have their appointments postponed at times of high demand.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Joanne Medhurst, Drejtoresh\u00eb Mjek\u00ebsore n\u00eb NHS Bristol, North Somerset dhe South Gloucestershire ICB, tha:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe are really excited to be investing in our diagnostic capacity, which will support thousands of people across the area to be seen more quickly &#8211; this means that if you do have a serious  illness it can be identified and treated earlier \u2013 which can mean, in the longer term, less impact on overall health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with both North Bristol NHS trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust to get the services in place and operational for 1 April 2024.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>North Bristol NHS Trust Chief Medical Officer, Tim Whittlestone, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cProviding additional diagnostic scans and tests will be incredibly positive for the experience of our patients and we are pleased to be a part of rolling out these centres in local communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are already seeing benefits for patients who have used our mobile units for endoscopy, MRI and CT scans since they launched in May and are looking forward to being able to deliver even more for the population when the Cribbs Causeway site opens next year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Paula Clarke, Executive Managing Director (Weston) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are delighted to work with our partners to be able to offer more vital diagnostic services to people in Weston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal access to these tests is key to supporting improvements in health outcomes and helping reduce health inequalities. The ongoing work at our mobile centre alongside GP colleagues is already demonstrating how community tests can bring benefits for local people.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n  <\/div>\r\n  <\/section><\/div><!-- .assembler_text-module.assembler_module.assembler_text-module_1.assembler_module_1..transparent --><\/div><!-- .assembler_module_area.assembler_module_area_1 --><\/div><!-- .assembler_default-group.assembler_module_group.assembler_default-group_1.assembler_module_group_1  -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mij\u00ebra skanime dhe hetime t\u00eb tjera do t'u ofrohen pacient\u00ebve t\u00eb NHS n\u00eb Bristol, North Somerset dhe South Gloucestershire, n\u00ebn nj\u00eb marr\u00ebveshje historike p\u00ebr rritjen e kapacitetit diagnostikues p\u00ebr t\u00eb p\u00ebrshpejtuar trajtimin, p\u00ebr t\u00eb reduktuar listat e pritjes dhe p\u00ebr t\u00eb ofruar kujdes m\u00eb pran\u00eb sht\u00ebpis\u00eb.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[117,119,118,120],"class_list":["post-17887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-services","tag-diagnostics","tag-electives","tag-treatment","tag-wait-times"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33224,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17887\/revisions\/33224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}