Henry Brothers appointed to build new medical facility in Nottingham city centre

It will develop the Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre

Magherafelt construction and fitout company Henry Brothers has won a major contract to build a new medical facility in Nottingham.

It will build the Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre based in the heart of Nottingham, one of a number of so-called CDCs which have been developed across England in recent years.

Work is due to start at the city centre site on Lister Gate at the end of July. This key stage in the programme follows the formal signing of contracts between Homes England – the new landlords of the site – and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) – who will run and staff the centre.

CDCs have been designed to be a one-stop shop to support clinicians and patients in the city by providing direct access to diagnostics services such as MRI, CT, x-ray, ultrasound, echocardiography, ECG, and lung function testing in a facility nearer to patient’s home rather than in an acute hospital setting. This allows for more rapid diagnosis of conditions such as cancer, which in turn will help patients access the life-saving treatments they need more quickly.

“Henry Brothers is proud to have been appointed as part of the team delivering the new Community Diagnostic Centre which is being created in the heart of the Broad Marsh regeneration development in the centre of Nottingham,” Ian Taylor, MD of Henry Brothers, said. “Henry Brothers has wide experience of delivering exciting public sector schemes in the health sector and we look forward to working closely with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to develop this CDC which will play an important role in reducing the backlog of patients waiting for diagnostic tests.”

Arup are the structural and civil engineers on the scheme, which has been designed by Leonard Design.

Health Minister, Karin Smyth said the new centre will make a real difference to patients, delivering faster diagnoses and helping reduce waiting times, all closer to home.

“Its location, in Nottingham City Centre, will make getting tests, checks or scans simpler and more convenient, something we’re replicating across the country through centres like this one,” she said. “By bringing vital healthcare services into the community, we’re making diagnosis and treatment more accessible for everyone. Thanks to the investment and reform our Plan for Change is delivering, the government is cutting waiting times and building an NHS fit for the future.”