In 2009, the development of a medical brief, effectively detailing the
specifications for a purpose-built oncology hospital and including the
medical equipment and human resources required, was commenced.
Robust engagement by the relevant stakeholders, many of which
hailed from the extant Sir Paul Boffa Hospital, ensured a very relevant
proposal. The project (ERDF 196), led by the Foundation for Medical
Sciences, was subsequently approved for partial funding through
European Regional Development Funds. The new Sir Anthony Mamo
Oncology Centre, as it came to be named, first opened its doors for
service in December 2014 when the Out-patients Department received
the first oncology patients. In April 2015, this was extended to include
haematology and paediatric oncology patients. Full migration of
services, including in-patient care, took place in September 2015.
The distribution of services within the new Centre includes five
clinical areas for in-patients made up of two oncology wards, one
radioisotope unit, one haematology ward and one palliative care ward,
with a total of 88 beds, an out-patient unit with 12 clinic rooms, a day
area for day-treatment with a total of 21 couches and eight beds, a
clinical support services unit and a radiotherapy department.peer-reviewe
