The future of children’s cancer services is changing as NHS England - London is deciding where a Principal Treatment Centre for children’s cancer services should be located.
St George’s has been part of the current Principal Treatment Centre, alongside the Royal Marsden Hospital, for more than 25 years and our children’s services are rated Outstanding by the CQC.
We are the only site in south London that has an existing relationship with and already delivers paediatric oncology care with our partners, The Royal Marsden.
We already provide most of the specialist paediatric services that really matter for children with cancer, including paediatric intensive care, neurosurgery and much more.
That’s why we believe #KidsDeserveStGeorges
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Fly-through film transcript:
St George’s has decades of experience delivering specialist cancer care for kids - and we want to continue that care for years to come in a brand-new children’s cancer centre.
We’re ready to build this state-of-the-art facility, which will be used by families across South London and large parts of the South-East.
It will have fantastic medical facilities, where poorly kids will continue to receive the outstanding and innovative care our talented staff are renowned for providing. For instance our cancer doctors are offering ground-breaking new immunotherapy cancer treatment that modifies a patient’s own cells to help fight cancer.
We’ll have dedicated parking and accommodation, too, which we know parents of sick children want.
Families will be able to drive right up to the front door of our new centre and park outside, therefore eliminating the risk of infection to vulnerable kids from public transport.
St George’s is at the forefront of children’s research which significantly improves the care of children with cancer. Our brand-new centre would have space for state-of-the-art research facilities to complement our existing facilities.
We’ve been studying cancer in children for many years with the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden, and our new centre would allow us to continue to lead the way and develop treatment for children living with cancer now and in the future.
When a child is poorly, they need access to facilities where they can play, relax, learn.
And they will be able to just that - with plans for educational, recreational and therapeutic spaces, as well as dining, play, relaxation and study areas for all ages.
We want to involve children with cancer, their families and our staff in creating our new children’s cancer centre to ensure their views are central to our plans.
Kids deserve this new hospital. And kids deserve St George’s.
NHS England is running a public consultation on where a new Children’s Cancer Principal Treatment Centre should be located. St George’s is one of the two options available.
We - and families - want to keep regional children’s cancer services here. And we’re all set to build the new hospital that will help us do just that.
25 сен 2023
