Ten thousand tests carried out at Armley Moor Community Diagnostic Centre

More than 10,000 tests have been carried out for patients at the Armley Moor Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Leeds, since it opened in September 2024 following a refurbishment project managed by Sewell Advisory.

The CDC at Armley Moor Health Centre in Leeds is a significant development in enhancing local healthcare access. The Armley Moor CDC, operated by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, offers tests including ultrasounds, echocardiograms (ECG), blood tests, blood pressure checks, sleep studies and spirometry (lung function) testing.

Since Armley Moor CDC opened on 23 September 2024, over 3,800 blood tests have taken place, along with over 3,700 cardio-respiratory tests, and over 3,300 ultrasounds.

This new CDC means local people don’t have to travel to the city’s larger hospitals for these tests.

The remodelling project to create the new CDC took only ten weeks, finishing on time and on budget.

Andrew Fitzpatrick, Head of Clinical Physiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, said: “It’s fantastic that we’ve managed to carry out so many tests at this new Community Diagnostic Centre – this means patients don’t have to travel to one of the larger hospitals and can be seen in their local neighbourhoods.”

Stuart Verry of Sewell Advisory said: “Community Diagnostic Centres are a key part of the plan to make the NHS fit for the future, so we’re delighted that it’s already having such an impact on providing diagnostic tests for people in the local community. The LIFT estate was designed to deliver flexible buildings that can adapt to meet population health needs, so it’s great to see this in action at Armley Moor.”

About Armley Moor Health Centre

Armley Moor Health Centre is a modern three-storey 3900 square metre building completed in October 2005 under the LIFT scheme, offering a wide range of services to the local community.

The building is owned by Community Ventures Leeds (LIFTCo) and CHP is the Head tenant. The GP team from Armley Medical Practice are based in the health centre, and there is an adjacent pharmacy. NHS services include children’s audiology, dietetics, podiatry, musculoskeletal and physiotherapy clinics run by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Various community groups use the facilities and outside space, and there is also a children’s centre run by Leeds City Council, with children and young people’s mental health services provided by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.  The Community Diagnostic Centre has added further diagnostic services to a well-used, modern health centre providing care closer to home in a local neighbourhood.