Barts Cancer Centre
The new Barts Cancer Centre
The state-of-the-art Cancer Centre at Barts opened in 2010, complementing the existing Breast Care Centre. The second half of the new hospital at Barts will become a Cardiac Centre of Excellence, due to open in 2014. Patients will be investigated or treated for heart disease using the most up-to-date equipment.
Minor injuries will continue to be treated at Barts, and Sexual Health Services, the Trust's Centre for Reproductive Medicine and an integrated rehabilitation unit will also be located at the hospital.
The hospital environment has been designed with airy glass atria, pedestrian piazzas and landscaped gardens, to create a safe, welcoming and healing sanctuary from the bustling urban environment of the City.
Wards in the new hospital are light and airy, with separate facilities for men and women. More than 40 percent of the beds are single rooms with en-suite facilities; the remainder, in roomy four-bedded bays.
The new hospital is expected to be fully completed by 2016, with major elements ready beforehand, including the new cancer facility, which opened in 2010.
Architecture
Imaging reception area
The new building at Barts adjoins the existing King George V Building and replaces the now demolished Queen Mary Wing. Its modern architecture, designed for 21st century clinical care, blends with the hospital’s historic Georgian buildings. Patients in the new hospital enjoy unobstructed views of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Within the overall urban design strategy, the existing buildings have been sensitively refurbished with specific focus on restoring the square to its former glory. Parking has already been removed, restoring it to its 18th century status as a pedestrian space for the enjoyment of patients, visitors and staff. The restoration plan incorporates the historic fountain and its adjacent shelters and lamp standards.
Download a site plan of what Barts will look like when the work is completed in 2016.
Find our more about the Barts Cancer Centre by visiting the website at www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk/our-services/cancer-centre