Velindre Cancer Centre
| Velindre Cancer Centre | |
|---|---|
| Velindre University NHS Trust | |
 Velindre Cancer Centre | |
  Shown in Cardiff | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′59″N 3°13′42″W / 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 |
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.
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
