Andrew Stephenson corrected a written answer on Community Diagnostic Centres
Mrs Heather Wheeler (Conservative, South Derbyshire) asked written question 901122 on 17 January 2024. Andrew Stephenson answered on 23 January 2024 for the Department of Health and Social Care, and Andrew Stephenson corrected the answer on 23 January 2024. The corrected text adds the figures 150, 160, which the original did not give. Altogether 29 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress she has made on increasing the number of tests carried out at community diagnostic centres.
Original and corrected answer
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| I am pleased to inform my Hon. Friend that CDCs have now delivered over 6 million additional tests since July 2021 thanks to the hard work of NHS staff. The number of tests provided by these centres has grown by an average of 13,000 (6%) each month over the last 12 months. | I am pleased to inform my Hon. Friend that CDCs have now delivered over 6 million additional tests since July 2021 thanks to the hard work of NHS staff. The number of tests provided by these centres has grown by an average of 13,000 (6%) each month over the last 12 months. 150 centres are currently operational, and the programme is on track to meet its target of 160 CDCs by March 2025, with many due to open ahead of schedule. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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