Another 'one-stop shop' for tests has also been earmarked for Nottingham City Hospital
Image caption,A new health centre aimed at streamlining diagnostics for serious illnesses has been given planning approval.
It will be built on land at Mansfield’s Community Hospital on Stockwell Gate, with a second in the pipeline for Nottingham City Hospital. NHS papers say the site will be a "one-stop shop" for tests such as CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds that will allow people to get quicker diagnoses for illnesses such as cancer.Mansfield District Council’s planning committee gave unanimous backing to the plans at a meeting on Monday.
The facility will be built on existing land at the community hospital site, with an existing Victorian building due to be demolished to make way.David Martin, an Ashfield Independents councillor for the Selston ward, said the approval is "a great news story".
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