An application for planning permission was put forward last month to Slough Borough Council for the new facility to be built at Upton Hospital.
Vacant buildings at the site are being demolished to make way for the £25m new diagnostic centre.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs some NHS healthcare services in east Berkshire, wants this new community diagnostic centre (CDC) to help boost outcomes and increase capacity.
According to the planning statement, this centre could help deliver tens of thousands of additional appointments, including more than 45,000 blood tests and 30,000 x-rays each year.
The 2,277sqm building is expected to be floors stories high with an additional storey of plant space at roof level.
It would allow for a range of medical diagnostics tests to be carried out to reduce the burden on other facilities.
The designs revealed in the planning application give a glimpse of what it might look like inside upon completion – subject to planning approval.
Upon entering the building on the ground floor, there would almost immediately be a lobby near access to both stairs and lifts depending on need.
The ground floor would also be home to several specialist testing rooms, including blood testing facilities, CT scans and MRI rooms as well as waiting areas and storage.
Head up to the second floor, and visitors would find other departments such as x-ray, ultrasound and electrocardiograph among others.
This upper floor would also have offices and a staff room.
The design and access statement reads: “It is essential that the building, both externally and internally, is designed to provide a positive healthcare experience that promotes the wellbeing of all building users.
“This involves consideration of the physical, psychological, emotional and therapeutic effects of the building environment.”
The building is also designed to be fully accessible to patients with a range of needs, including wheelchair users, children and parents, the elderly and people with sensorial impairments.
A total of 61 parking spaces are proposed as part of the development, which would include six accessible spaces near the entrance. It is also expected to be easy to access on foot or by public transport.
The new CDC’s doors are expected to be open seven days a week.
To find out more about the project, visit Slough Borough Council’s planning portal with the reference P/09190/038.
