Tackling the backlog in diagnostics

Jennifer Moncur, National Lead for Diagnostic Imaging at Nuffield Health, provides an insight into the organisation’s £200m collaboration with GE HealthCare, which aims to expand diagnostic capacity through access to innovative, AI-driven technologies.

The UK is grappling with a mounting health crisis. More than 15 million people are living with long-term health conditions, and 2.8 million are economically inactive due to long-term sickness — a rise of over 700,000 since the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, the crisis also extends to diagnostics, an area that plays a crucial yet often overlooked role in nearly all care pathways.

Given the need for extra capacity across the UK, Nuffield Health has announced a landmark £200m collaboration which will equip Nuffield Health Hospitals with the latest diagnostic imaging technology from GE HealthCare.

In 2025, more than 100 devices are scheduled for delivery across Nuffield Health's national network of hospitals. Nearly 800 pieces of equipment are expected to be delivered over the course of the collaboration across imaging, ultrasound, surgery, and x-ray.

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