{"id":42890,"date":"2025-05-07T11:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=42890"},"modified":"2025-05-07T11:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:04:32","slug":"contract-awarded-for-essex-diagnostic-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/contract-awarded-for-essex-diagnostic-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract awarded for Essex diagnostic centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pitsea250508e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pitsea250508e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pitsea250508e.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pitsea250508e-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTX Contracts will lead the construction of Pitsea\u2019s new state-of-the-art <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Healthcare_buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community diagnostic centre<\/a> (CDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set to be the largest facility of its kind in mid and south Essex, the two-storey centre will play a vital role in improving access to health services and reducing waiting times across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as an eight-room endoscopy suite, diagnostic screening facilities and a blood testing service, the CDC will serve as a wellbeing hub, with a purpose-built activity centre and a community library incorporated into the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Thorpe, Portfolio Director at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said: \u201cBringing all the services together makes it more convenient for the community to get everything they need in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy helping patients receive essential tests more quickly and closer to home, our CDC will transform access to diagnostics across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pitsea CDC will receive its first patients in late 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTX Contracts will lead the construction of Pitsea\u2019s new state-of-the-art community diagnostic centre (CDC). Set to be the largest facility of its kind in mid and south Essex, the two-storey centre will play a vital role in improving access to health services and reducing waiting times across the region. 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