The visit on 17 February came as the PM announced the Government had reached its manifesto pledge of providing 2m additional extra NHS appointments, seven months ahead of schedule.

CDCs along with surgical hubs are a vital part of delivering the elective recovery element of the wider NHS 10-Year Plan by reducing waiting lists and enabling more patients to be treated outside of an acute hospital setting.

The CDC has has helped North Bristol NHS Trust reduce the number of patients waiting longer than six weeks for diagnostic tests to below the national standard of 5% or lower.

During his visit, the Prime Minister was taken on a tour of the centre, where he met with radiographers, endoscopists, nurses and reception staff to talk about their work.

The CQC is delivered through a partnership with independent healthcare provider, InHealth, and is their largest site and among the biggest in the country, and the first fully digitally integrated InHealth CDC.

There is also a CDC in Weston, run in partnership with University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust as well as centres at Torbay, Yeovil and Redruth, as part of a broader partnership with InHealth to deliver five CDCs in the South West.