Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Community Diagnostic Centre opens to patients
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened its Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) this week. It follows a combined £85.9million capital investment from the Department of Health and Social Care.
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