This ambitious package will ensure that patients across the East of England continue to benefit from access to world-class specialist treatment, will secure Papworth hospital’s future location, and help further develop its world-leading capabilities.
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, said: “This is good news for patients, good news for research and good news for UK plc.
“The exemplary contribution of Papworth in pioneering heart and lung transplants operations and treatment for these diseases has already made a major global contribution.
“This move will accelerate new discoveries and pioneering healthcare to the benefits of patients worldwide as well as the UK’s leadership in these fields.”
New buildings and facilities will be constructed on the site of the Cambridge Bio-medical Campus to accommodate the relocated Papworth Hospital. Its future location is now secure following years of uncertainty, said the Government today (May 1).
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, said: “I’ve been a strong supporter of this move. As I said on a visit to Cambridge last week, there is great value in these two leading hospitals working more closely together and continuing to provide first class medical care.”
The existing buildings at Papworth are more than 75 years old, with some older than 150 years. Moving to brand new purpose-built facilities will ensure the hospital continues to provide world-class medical care and treatment.
The proposed new 310-bed Papworth hospital will boast the latest medical facilities and technologies.
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Image: Papworth Hospital doctors at the Cambridge Science Festival
Credit: Sir Cam
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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