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Designs for major new
Cancer Hospital to go on show
THE designs for a major new
specialist Cancer Hospital that will serve the whole of Merseyside and
Cheshire when it opens in 2019 are to go on public exhibition this month in
preparation for the application for full planning permission.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is holding 3
exhibitions; in Liverpool, Wirral and Aintree; to show people the designs
and hear their views.
The new 11 floor hospital will be built on West Derby Street in Liverpool
City Centre, on the same site as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and
the University of Liverpool.
Representatives from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, its construction
partners Laing O'Rourke and architects for the build, BDP, will be on hand
to discuss the design and other aspects related to the application for
planning permission, which will be submitted at the end of 2015.
The mobile exhibition will be at:-
► 19 October 2015, from 12pm to 7pm, at the Paradise Street, Liverpool (near
Liverpool 1).
► 30 October 2015, from 12pm to 7pm, at the Aintree Shopping Park, L9 5AN.
► 2 November 2015, from 11am to 6pm, at the Asda Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 3QP.
People will also be able to see information and give their views at:-
TansformingCancerCaremc.NHS.UK, from 19 October to 13 November 2015, and
at events in The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre's site in Wirral and the
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre radiotherapy unit on the Aintree hospital site.
As the region's specialist cancer trust, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
serves the whole 2.3m population of Merseyside and Cheshire providing highly
advanced treatment and carrying out groundbreaking research. Its expansion
into central Liverpool; in addition to its existing sites in Wirral and
Aintree; will enable it to further improve treatment for the most complex
and seriously ill patients, and to carry out early phase trials of new
treatments.
The new hospital will provide the full range of specialist non-surgical
cancer care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, imaging, outpatients,
support services and inpatient beds. It will have a dedicated Teenage and
Young Adult unit.
Proposals for the cancer centre were approved following extensive public
consultation in 2014, with nine in 10 respondents supporting them. They are
part of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre's £155m investment in Transforming
Cancer Care, which includes redeveloping and refurbishing its Wirral site.
Andrew Cannell, Chief Executive of Transforming Cancer Care, said:-
"We are delighted that we will be applying for full planning permission by
the end of this year for this major new Cancer Hospital, which will
transform cancer care for people in Merseyside and Cheshire for generations
to come. The exhibitions and information on the website are a fantastic
opportunity for people to see the designs and comment on any aspects related
to the planning application."
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