100 Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) are now open 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

7.2 million CDC tests and scans have been delivered since July 2024.

The latest data shows that the NHS delivered over 1.6 million more tests and scans from July 2024 to June 2025 compared to the same time the previous year.

Extended opening hours is helping to improve access and speed up diagnoses. For example, Oldham CDC has cut lung cancer diagnosis times from 42 days to just 18.8 days. Meanwhile, Queen Victoria Hospital CDC in East Grinstead now delivers five times more respiratory patient interactions per session, with 92 per cent avoiding hospital outpatient appointments entirely.

Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, said: "This government is determined to offer healthcare that fits around working people’s lives and not the other way around.  

"From early morning MRI scans to late evening blood tests, we’re meeting patients where they need it most by extending the operating hours for community diagnostic centres and putting patients first.  

"Our 10 Year Health Plan is revolutionising how healthcare works, and this achievement is a vital step in bringing care closer to community. Delivering on our Plan for Change, we’re building an NHS that’s fit for the future."

Professor Meghana Pandit, NHS England National Medical Director, said: "We know people are living incredibly busy lives and it’s vital NHS care reflects that.

"The services provided by Community Diagnostics Centres enable people to receive the all-clear or a diagnosis at a time and location that suits them – whether before a school drop off or after a work shift - and extending their opening hours means more people are being seen more quickly.  

"So, if anyone has any health concerns, we urge them to seek NHS advice so they can get the care they need."