Ground-breaking ceremony gets £17.8m Bridgwater diagnostic centre underway

Ergéa UK joined clinical leaders from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and building manufacturer Actiform at a ground-breaking event for the new Bridgwater Community Diagnostic Centre. The project has received conditional planning approval and is expected to welcome its first patients in early summer 2026.

The £17.8m centre will transform access to care across Somerset, offering a range of diagnostic and outpatient services. It will be equipped with two CT systems, two MRI scanners, four outpatient rooms and two echocardiography/ultrasound suites. Made possible through Ergéa’s managed service partnership with the trust and the collaboration of the partners involved, the centre has been designed to deliver a one-stop service. Patients will benefit from access to routine and specialist cardiac and cancer imaging, as well as outpatient clinics.

Trust head of imaging Adam Turner stated: “The high end equipment planned for this new facility will allow us to perform complex CT and MRI scans that we could previously only perform at Musgrove Park and Yeovil hospitals. Not only will it free up much needed capacity on our hospital scanners and help with managing our waiting lists, but this purpose-built centre will also offer a brilliant patient experience. Centrally located in the county, and with good transport links, this facility will benefit the whole population of Somerset.”

Ergéa UK director of operations Mark Graves added: “Working in partnership with the trust, we are creating a modern, state-of-the-art diagnostic centre designed to transform patient experiences, improve outcomes and help the NHS reduce waiting list backlogs for the community.”

Pictures: work has begun on a community diagnostic centre in Bridgwater.

Read this report on page 8 of the January 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.