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New dates added to
exhibition of plans for major new cancer hospital
NEW dates have been added to a mobile
exhibition where people can view designs for the new cancer hospital in
Liverpool and comment before The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation
Trust applies for full planning permission.
The proposals for a new hospital serving the whole of Merseyside and Cheshire
were approved in December 2014 following a 3 month public consultation.
Since then, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has been developing detailed
building designs. The new hospital on West Derby Street in Liverpool; next to
Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the University of Liverpool; is set to
become The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre's main base, although its existing
hospitals in Wirral and Aintree will continue as well.
The additional 3 dates are all in hospitals so are ideally located for patients,
visitors and staff, as well as the wider public. The exhibition has already
visited Paradise Street in Liverpool City Centre, on 19 October 2015 and the
remaining dates are:-
► Monday, 2 November 2015, 11am to 6pm; Asda Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 3QP
► Tuesday, 3 November 2015, at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral site,
Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JY (NEW DATE)
► Friday, 6 November 2015, at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street,
Liverpool, L7 8XP (NEW DATE)
► Tuesday, 10 November 2015, at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Unit -
Aintree University Hospital site, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, L9 7AL (NEW DATE)
People can also see information and give their views
online, until 13 November 2015.
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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