Professor Sir Mike Richards’ independent review of NHS diagnostic services, published in October 2020, Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal, sets out the case for increasing diagnostic capacity in England and for a new model of diagnostic service provision.

One key recommendation is for the rapid establishment of Community Diagnostic Hubs (CDHs), which will provide a range of elective diagnostic services away from acute facilities, offering quicker, easier and more convenient access to tests and relieving pressure on acute sites.

To inform the development of CDHs, we are seeking responses to this survey to learn from evidence and exemplar sites nationally and internationally. It should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete. If you would prefer to complete the survey as a telephone interview please contact Iona.tinker@uclpartners.com.

The closing date for this survey is noon (GMT) 21st May 2021.

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* 1. What is the name of your community diagnostic facility?

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* 2. What position do you hold at the facility? Please state if you are responding in another capacity. 

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* 3. Briefly describe the population served by your facility

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* 4. Which clinical pathways does your facility cover? Please tick all that apply.

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* 5. Which diagnostic tests does your facility provide? Please tick all that apply.

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* 6. Please include details of any other services provided by your facility e.g. health promotion, screening, home-monitoring

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* 7. Who can refer patients to your facility? Please tick all that apply.

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* 8. Please provide information on your workforce skill mix (including non-clinical workforce)

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* 9. Please provide information on your employment models (eg: rotations, staff banks, passporting)

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* 10. Please provide information on staff development and training schemes

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* 11. Is a training academy co-located at the facility?

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* 12. Please provide information on contractual arrangements including reimbursement models and any use of financial incentives

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* 13. Please detail the data you are collecting to understand and measure impact and/or performance

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* 14. Please summarise any current or future plans to understand and address health inequalities (eg: service location, community engagement and work with patient and public groups, patient materials and support, staff training etc).

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* 15. Please provide information on your booking system and clinical data sharing arrangements with other healthcare providers

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* 16. In your view, what elements or characteristics do you think makes for a high quality community diagnostic facility?

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* 17. If you are willing to share any materials (eg: service specifications, SOPs, dashboards, case studies, research papers), please indicate below and email Iona.tinker@uclpartners.com.

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* 18. Please provide your name and email address below if you would be happy to be contacted about this work.

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