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DIAGNOSTICS: RECOVERY AND RENEWAL - NHS England
1 diagnostics : RECOVERY AND RENEWAL OCTOBER 2020 2 FOREWORD The need for radical investment and reform of diagnostic services was recognised at the time the NHS Long Term Plan was published in This report, commissioned by NHS England at that time, alongside a review of adult screening services, was nearing publication before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. However, while the recommendations made pre-pandemic still stand, additional actions will be needed to deliver safe, high quality diagnostic services in an endemic phase of the disease and to support the RECOVERY of diagnostic services. The Covid-19 pandemic has further amplified the need for radical change in the provision of diagnostic services, but has also provided an opportunity for change. Many beneficial changes in relation to diagnostic pathways, such as increased use of virtual consultations and community services, have already been made. These changes must now be embedded.
• Community diagnostic hubs should be established away from acute hospital sites and kept as clear of Covid-19 as possible. • Diagnostic services should be organised so that as far as possible patients only have to attend once and, where appropriate, they should be tested for Covid-19 before diagnostic tests are undertaken.
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