Land get cleared for new Cambridge cancer hospital
Its chief executive, Roland Sinker, said: "In both cases work is ongoing on the full business cases. As part of this, the partners are taking stock of areas including the clinical model, research strategy, fundraising plan and construction capability."Work on the land excavation for the cancer hospital and an archaeological dig is expected to last until the autumn.The cancer hospital has been described as being the "first of its kind" and is due to bring together under one roof NHS staff from Addenbrooke's Hospital and world-leading scientists from the University of Cambridge and its Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre.
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