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21 January 2025
ACT is thrilled that the ambitious plans for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital to be housed on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, next to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, AstraZeneca and Royal Papworth Hospital, can go ahead and is on track to be built by 2029.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced the wonderful news in the House of Commons that the specialist cancer research hospital will bring world-leading research and clinical excellence together, to change the lives of cancer patients across the East of England, UK and across the globe.
In naming the project as one of the schemes that has advanced plans in place, including significant progress on our full business case, the Government has confirmed that we can prepare for construction to start in 2026.
A programme of pre-construction works will start next month, which includes the installation of hoardings around the site of the new hospital, ground clearance works and an archaeological dig.
Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals and the University of Cambridge, will combine NHS clinical space with three new state-of-the-art research institutes that will support the ambitions set out in the government’s new NHS ten-year plan.
Bringing together world-class NHS clinicians with cutting-edge University and industry-led research, this new hospital will accelerate the early detection of cancer and lead the way globally in delivering bespoke, precision treatments.
Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals and the University of Cambridge. It will combine NHS clinical space with three new state-of-the-art research institutes.
Shelly Thake, Chief Executive of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, said:
“Today’s news that the Government has voted to forge ahead with plans for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is fantastic news for everyone – the community of Cambridge and beyond; patients, families and staff within the East of England as well as patients and families nationally and globally too, all of whom will get to benefit from the ground-breaking research and work that will come out of this amazing new hospital.”
“Our fundraising campaign is underway with lots more opportunities to come. I would like to praise the continued passion, hard work and dedication of all our supporters and fundraisers – all of whom continue to give so much and who I know will continue to do so until we see this pioneering new hospital built.”
Additional fundraising and philanthropy will still be required to realise our vision for the new NHS hospital, as has always been the case, but this news gives us – and those interested in supporting this campaign – the confidence to do whatever it takes and change the story of cancer forever.
To find out how you can get involved in fundraising for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, or to make a donation to support this campaign, please click here.
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