Velindre Cancer Centre
The Velindre Cancer Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Ganser Felindre) is a specialist facility caring for cancer patients in Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. It is managed by the Velindre University NHS Trust.
Velindre Cancer Centre | |
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Velindre University NHS Trust | |
Velindre Cancer Centre | |
Shown in Cardiff | |
Geography | |
Location | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51.5163°N 3.2283°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Cancer Hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1956 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The facility was established as Velindre Hospital in 1956.[1] The name is a corruption of Melin Tref (transl. Mill Place).[1] The first linear particle accelerator was installed in 1961.[2] It became Velindre Cancer Centre in 1994[1] and a new radiotherapy unit opened in 2000.[1]
A new Maggie's Centre, designed by Dow Jones Architects[3] and funded by the Wales Government opened in 2019.[4][5]
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References
- "Celebrating 50 years of hospital". Wales Online. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "Cancer in Wales: a Timeline". Wales Cancer Research Centre. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Emma Sisk (7 May 2014). "Plans revealed for Wales' second Maggie's Centre for cancer sufferers". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "£850k for Maggie's cancer centre at Velindre Cardiff site". BBC News. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- Smith, Mark (9 July 2019). "Inside the new 'home away from home' Maggie's Centre for people affected by cancer". Wales Online.
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