Fundraising Department
Level 7, Bexley Wing,
St James's Institute of Oncology
Beckett Street, Leeds. LS9 7TF
A Centre of Excellence to save more lives
Yorkshire Cancer Centre Services
The eleven storey landmark building which cost £220 million was funded through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI*). It is one of the largest schemes for this part of Leeds for over a generation. The new St James's Institute of Oncology facility covers 67,000 m²; 1,500 staff are based in the building; the multi storey car park contains 1,300 spaces. The Institute is not only the largest cancer centre in the UK - it is the largest in Europe.
This regional facility includes diagnostic and therapeutic services for non-surgical oncology and certain specialist surgical services; it replaces and enhances existing cancer treatment services previously undertaken at Cookridge Hospital. The Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal based in Bexley Wing was launched to replace the Cookridge Cancer Appeal and help support the world-class St James's Institute of Oncology.
Key researchers and practitioners in the field of cancer across the UK provide high quality cancer care by developing and maximising leading edge science, research and technology within this state-of-the-art building.
The Yorkshire Cancer Centre appeal, the cancer medicine research centre (Cancer Research UK) and the NHS National Cancer Research Network play key roles in this buliding.
The new St James's Institute of Oncology provides the following services, with support from the Yorkshire Cancer Centre appeal:
- All non-surgical cancer services such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment
- Haematology services
- A range of specialist surgical services (oesophageal cancer/gastric cancer/pancreatic disease/thoracic surgery and hepatic cancer)
- Intensive care and high dependency unit services
- Laboratory facilities
- Modern nuclear medicine including gamma camera scanners and PET scanners
- Large radiology department including 2 MRI scanners and 3 CT scanners
- A Young Adult cancer unit supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust
- Over 370 inpatient beds, day case beds
- A wide range of cancer support departments
*PFI - (Private Finance Initiative) private investment funds the design, building, financing and operation of the buildings under a 30 year concession after which the assets revert to the NHS Trust as a gift.