We are delighted that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has confirmed today (20 January) that Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital can proceed as planned. The new NHS research hospital remains on track to be built by 2029, benefiting cancer patients from the East of England, the 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 confirmed the good news that we can prepare for construction to start in 2026. We look forward to starting a programme of pre-construction works next month, including the installation of hoardings around the site of the new hospital, ground clearance works and an archaeological dig.
Bringing together world-class NHS clinicians with cutting-edge University and industry-led research, the specialist cancer research hospital will accelerate the early detection of cancer and lead the way globally in delivering bespoke, precision treatments.
Watch the artists' impression fly through of the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital. Credit NBBJ/ Brick Visual.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vehRW2qWYbI
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. Additional fundraising and philanthropy will still be required to realise our vision for the new NHS hospital, as has always been the case.
The seven storey, 27,083 m2 building will be built on the corner of Keith Day Road and Robinson Way on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Europe’s largest biomedical campus, next to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, AstraZeneca and Royal Papworth Hospital.