Latest progress on Walton Hospital's diagnostic centre extension
These photos show the fast progress being made on the interior of a new £7.5m extension to Walton Hospital's community diagnostic centre, which will enhance facilities for patients when it opens in Spring 2026.
Work has been at full steam ahead to fit out the five new modular building blocks which arrived on site in early December to form the shell of the extension. The extension will provide dedicated space for static MRI and CT scanners within the main diagnostic centre, along with a new waiting room, toilets, changing rooms, a recovery room and a cannulation room.
Bringing MRI and CT scanning into the main building will enable more complex scans to be undertaken as well as increasing accessibility for patients whose only current access to these types of scans on site is in mobile scanner vans parked just outside the diagnostic building, which have step access.
This expansion is a collaborative project between Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trusts and follows the opening of the original £5.2m diagnostic centre in September 2025. The additional investment will provide a further boost to local diagnostic services and make it easier for patients to get the scans they need closer to home.
Walton Hospital’s community diagnostic centre (CDC) is one of five CDCs in Derby and Derbyshire. It opened its doors for the first time on 1 September 2025 to offer a range of diagnostic services including phlebotomy (blood tests), ultrasound, mobile CT scanning, x-ray, Point of Care* testing, audiology and cardio-respiratory testing, diagnosing conditions such as cancer, heart disease and respiratory issues.