£15million new Milton Keynes Cancer Centre opens to outpatients

Milton Keynes University Hospital’s new centre - which will bring all cancer services together under one roof - has now officially opened, meaning fewer patients will have to travel to Northampton, Bedford or Oxford for treatment.

The new state-of-the-art facility includes:

* Outpatient consultation rooms, procedure rooms and a specialist treatment rooms

* A 24-bed inpatient ward (16 single en-suite rooms) including two two-bed bays and a four-bed assessment bay

* Chemotherapy suite

* Irene Crosswell Macmillan Wellbeing Lounge

* Holistic support and group therapy wellbeing rooms

* 11 clinic rooms

The wellbeing team includes a physiotherapist, dietitian and psychologist, who will work within the lounge alongside nurses in supporting patients and offering a listening ear.

Head of cancer services, Sally Burnie, said: “Many Milton Keynes residents can now receive more holistic treatment for cancer in a much more comfortable and appropriate way. It is absolutely needed in order to keep up with the growth in the area and help to continue to provide the services for patients, both now and in the future.”

The hospital's chief executive, Joe Harrison, said: “The opening of Milton Keynes Cancer Centre represents a huge leap in the journey to transform cancer treatment, care and research here in Milton Keynes, enabling our staff to provide a much better service to patients. It is a truly wonderful facility of which we are all very proud, and it signals our commitment to delivering the best care not just now but for future cancer patients in Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas.”

The building has been supported by Milton Keynes Council at a cost of £10million, Macmillan Cancer Support with £2million, and a public fundraising appeal by Milton Keynes Hospital Charity.

There will still be some building work on site until the end of April for the pharmacy facility.

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