National Breast Imaging Academy — Training Centre
The National Breast Imaging Academy’s purpose-built training centre is an extension to the Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital. It opened in May 2026, providing specialist training and additional breast-clinic space.[1]
Current position
The 27 May 2026 opening report confirms that the building is open to patients and trainees.
Project details
- Designed to train up to 50 additional breast-imaging specialists each year, while trainees also work in NHS trusts across England.
- The centre provides two mammography rooms, two ultrasound rooms, consulting rooms and a training suite. It has space for up to 13,000 additional clinic appointments annually; this is capacity, not a measured total of visits.
- The training centre occupies the single-storey western annex to the Nightingale Centre. The pin is approximate.
Timeline
27 May 2026
Opening and planned training capacity announced.