Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has celebrated the official opening of Woking Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) on the centre’s first anniversary, with the ceremony led by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux, on Friday 5 June.
Located within the grounds of Woking Community Hospital, the centre has been created following significant refurbishment works across parts of the existing hospital. The facility provides quicker and more accessible diagnostic services for local people, helping to support earlier diagnoses, faster treatment, and improved outcomes for patients across the community. Around 120,000 tests a year will be provided closer to patients homes.
The service is operated by Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working in close partnership with North West Surrey Integrated Care Services (NICS), CSH Surrey, Alliance Medical Ltd, Skin Analytics, and other partners based at Woking Community Hospital.
Louise Stead, Group Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to officially mark the opening of Woking Community Diagnostic Centre, which represents an important investment in improving access to healthcare for local residents.
“Since becoming operational in June 2025, teams across the centre have worked incredibly hard to streamline diagnostic services and ensure patients receive timely investigations, results, and onward care. By bringing these essential services closer to people’s homes, we are improving patient experience, reducing unnecessary travel, and helping to relieve pressure on our hospital sites.
“I would like to thank everyone involved in delivering this important project and for their dedication in bringing it to fruition.”
Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Lord-Lieutenant toured the centre and met staff working across the facility.
Woking Community Diagnostic Centre forms part of the NHS’s wider national programme to increase access to diagnostic testing closer to home and has been designed to help reduce waiting times and ease pressure on local acute hospital services. As of April 2026, there are 170 operational Community Diagnostic Centre sites across England, located in a range of accessible community settings including high streets, shopping centres, retail parks, and leisure centres.
