Broad Marsh NHS opening pushed back until 2027
A £40m diagnostic centre, currently under construction as part of Nottingham’s Broad Marsh regeneration, will not open until next year, health bosses have confirmed.
Demolition work at Broad Marsh began in October 2025, with part of the former shopping centre set to make way for one of more than 170 Community Diagnostic Centres being built by the government nationwide – part of a £2.3bn programme to reduce NHS waiting times.
The Lister Gate facility was due to open later this year, but Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says it will now not be available until 2027, following the arrival of an extra £10.5m for new scanning equipment to increase capacity at the site.
The trust says it has received funding to triple the number of MRI and CT scanners at the CDC, aimed at providing 140,000 diagnostic tests per year.
Dr Katharine Halliday, NUH Clinical Lead for the CDC, said: “The CDC building was always designed to house the additional equipment, but we are really pleased that we have been able to secure early funding for the additional MRI and CT scanners.
“This means that once the CDC opens, we can offer significantly more daily testing from the start.
“Our CDC will make a real difference to patients, delivering faster diagnoses and helping reduce waiting times, all in a community setting.
“It is an important new facility for us and the investment confirms our ongoing commitment to ensure that our local populations have quicker access to diagnostic services, in a location that is convenient to them.”
Henry Brothers Construction has been carrying out enabling works on the site, and will be carrying out the building work to create the CDC once the demolition phase has been completed.
“The general public walking past the site will have seen the demolition work which has been going on to separate the new facility from the rest of the Broadmarsh Centre,” said Ian Taylor, managing director of Henry Brothers Construction.
“This marked the first stage of work on site and was a precursor for the next step in delivering this important new facility.”
