A NEW oncology centre will officially open in Basingstoke.
Greenham Oncology Centre, in Dinwoodie Drive, by Basingstoke hospital, will officially open on the evening of Thursday, July 3, at 5pm.
Countess Mountbatten of Burma will cut the ribbon at the site, run by the Ark Cancer Charity and supported by The Greenham Trust.
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The centre is focused on a holistic approach to cancer care by "placing wellbeing at the heart of cancer care."
The new centre is the second phase of a project, which first established a wellbeing centre within the radiotherapy unit at Basingstoke hospital.
A full refit of the oncology centre has now seen the building transformed into an "uplifting environment."
Vibrant colours and attractive wall features provide a colourful, calm and inspiring environment for both patients and staff, who were also involved in the design process and are hugely proud of the facility.
The centre focuses on delivering high-quality, effective and compassionate care. The staff aim to meet the patients’ needs by providing holistic and personalised care, and each year up to 100,000 treatments will take place within the centre.
The redesign has also provided more space for cancer specialists and professionals to be present in the centre. This, in turn, has increased multidisciplinary working, which has strengthened patient-centred care.
Merv Rees, consultant surgeon, co-founder and trustee of Ark Cancer Charity, said: "We are so excited and looking forward to the official opening of the Greenham Oncology Centre which is the culmination of the support we have received over many years from our friends and supporters in Basingstoke, Alton, Winchester, Andover, and Newbury, who have raised over £3m.
"They have enabled us to fulfil our mission of ‘putting wellbeing at the heart of cancer treatment’, for our patients at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust."
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