Plans approved for South Shields cancer diagnosis centre

Plans for a £10m cancer diagnosis centre at South Tyneside District Hospital have been approved, meaning local residents will no longer have to travel to Middlesbrough or Newcastle for scans.

The new diagnostic centre, which will feature the latest scanning equipment, is hoped to open towards the end of next year, and will replace mobile scanning vehicles which are currently in use.

The centre will include world-class MRI and CT scanning equipment, together with a PET-CT scanner.  It will also be integrated with the trust’s digital patient record system, which the trust says will lead to treatment starting sooner.

Ken Bremner, chief executive of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, said “This is about creating services that are fit for the future and that provide the very best care to the local communities we serve.

“This is a major development for local people, not only in South Tyneside but across Sunderland and Durham too, and we are excited to forge ahead and bring our plans to life.”

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