The Queen opens the Dyson Cancer Centre in Bath

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Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the Dyson Cancer Centre at The Royal United Hospital, in Bath.

Her Majesty The Queen stands next to a plaque

The Queen has opened and toured the new Dyson Cancer Centre at The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

Her Majesty also met and spoke to clinical staff and patients receiving treatment in the Medlock Unit (Chemotherapy and Day Unit).

The Queen speaks with a cancer patient at the Dyson Cancer Centre, in Bath

The Royal United Hospital provides cancer services to over 500,000 people in the South West and is one of the largest cancer centres in the region. 

The new Dyson Cancer Centre brings together the majority of the Royal United Hospital’s cancer services under one roof. This includes a research hub, chemotherapy and radiotherapy services, a 22-bed in-patient ward, a dedicated pharmacy and nuclear medicine and physics teams. 

Construction of the centre began in 2021 after more than 11,000 people donated and raised over £10 million. The centre was backed by an additional £40m in Government funding and opened to patients in April this year. 

In the Macmillan Wellbeing Hub, a non-clinical, calming space where patients, families and carers can receive practical and emotional support, Her Majesty met patients and heard about the support they’ve received at the centre.

The Queen walks underneath a sign for the Wellbeing Hub

 After touring the William Budd inpatient ward, meeting in-patients and clinical staff, Her Majesty joined a Reception in the Main Atrium with those involved in the centre’s construction, supporters and other members of staff. 

The Queen speaks with members of staff during a visit to open the new Dyson Cancer Centre at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Before departing, The Queen unveiled a plaque officially opening the Dyson Cancer Centre.

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