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The Dyson Cancer Centre opens its doors to patients
On Monday 22nd April 2024, the Dyson Cancer Centre at the NHS Royal United Hospitals (RUH) in Bath welcomes its first patients. The Centre provides cancer services and treatment to more than half a million people in the Southwest of England, diagnosing 2,200 new cancer patients each year.
The James Dyson Foundation has a long-standing relationship with the RUH and gave $4million towards the new Cancer Centre.
The donation follows the success of the Dyson Neonatal Centre, opening at the RUH in 2011, which the Foundation supported with funding, design work and research.The Neonatal Centre’s considered design and cutting-edge architecture was proven to improve the wellbeing of babies and staff, and a similar approach was taken when designing the new Cancer Centre.
After visiting the Dyson Cancer Centre, James Dyson, Founder and Chief Engineer, said: “Bath and the South West desperately needed a new cancer hospital to serve 500,000 people and carry out cutting-edge research – and I was pleased we could continue helping the RUH, after the success of the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care”.
For the first time, all non-surgical cancer departments will work together under one roof, including research programmes across nuclear medicine, medical physics and more than 60 live clinical trials. More than 100 pieces of artwork, themed on nature, are displayed throughout the building. Many have been created by local artists, including a painting by Deirdre Dyson, called the Reeds, to transform the atmosphere of a clinical setting.
Andrew Holland, Deputy CEO and Medical Director at the RUH said: “The Dyson Cancer Centre is a state-of-the-art building, designed by patients and medical staff, to enhance the care we can offer to the 500,000 people we serve in the surrounding counties of Bath”.