The purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of the local community in six London boroughs (Wandsworth, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Croydon) to capture a wide range of views on the proposals and concept of a community diagnostic centre (CDC), as well as understand the general experiences of people seeking health/diagnostic services, such as blood tests, urine tests, imaging, endoscopy and pathology.
This community engagement project sought to engage a diverse set of people to understand their needs and experiences of the diagnostic pathway, as well as how the centres could be best designed to align with these needs. They were particularly interested in engaging people from marginalised communities who experience health inequalities to ensure the centres are set up in as accessible ways as possible, as well as those who have long term conditions (LTC) as people who may use the services a lot.
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