Health Secretary Sajid Javid visited Carlisle to officially open the region’s new cancer centre.
The £35 million centre, at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary, is set to benefit patients across north Cumbria and is a partnership between the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria – a partnership between Newcastle Hospitals and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC).
It brings all non-surgical cancer services under the same roof for the first time.
Mr Javid said: “I am incredibly honoured to open this cancer hospital in Carlisle, which will support thousands of people by bringing these vital services under one roof.”
The minister also attended a meeting to learn about Cumbria’s high-performing integrated care model which blends NHS bodies with charities and local authorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
