The new £5m cancer treatment centre, delivered by Interserve, has opened at Royal Shrewsbury hospital.

The Lingen Davies Cancer Centre has been funded by charities, with Lingen Davies providing £3.2m, the Shropshire Blood Trust Fund more than £1m and Head and Neck charities raising £550,000.

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital's League of Friends also came up with £300,000 to help fund the building work.

Julia Clarke, chair of the centre development project board, said: "It has been a terrific team effort to get us this far and we must thank everyone who has worked on this project to deliver us, on time, a building that we can all be very proud of."

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A new report from Health Facilities Scotland into evidence-based design investigates the concept of EBD, its place and use within the healthcare sector, and the benefits that can accrue from using the approach. It also contains a literature review and includes a summary of representative case studies from around the world.
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Balfour Beatty Group Operating Company Mansell, which is undertaking a programme of Procure21 and Procure 21+ projects as part of the redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Hospital, has presented the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity with a cheque for £33,000.

The MIPS Index (Median Index of Public Sector), which has for many years been used in the capital planning of health works, is no longer published by the Department of Health.
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