University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has appointed McBains to support delivery of its new Sussex Cancer Centre.
The regional cancer facility is set to be built at the Royal Sussex County Hospital site and is expected to benefit up to 60,000 patients each year.
The centre recently secured £250m in funding under the Government’s revised New Hospital Programme.
The appointment follows the confirmation of construction firm Laing O’ Rourke as lead contractor.
“The new Sussex Cancer Centre will benefit thousands of patients and their families by increasing regional capacity and delivering new technology that significantly improves services and integrates research into everyday operations,” said Steve Brooker, Director at McBains.
Expanded cancer facilities
The five-storey Sussex Cancer Centre will be built on the site of the former Barry Building, recently demolished.
The new facility will more than triple the clinical space dedicated to cancer care at the Brighton hospital.
Planned facilities include high-precision radiotherapy, expanded outpatient clinics, dedicated cancer assessment areas, a specialist day unit and inpatient wards.
The scheme also incorporates research and innovation space intended to support clinical trials and related activity.
Part of 3Ts redevelopment
The Sussex Cancer Centre represents the second phase of a 14-year project known as the 3Ts, to bring additional teaching, trauma and tertiary care facilities to the region.
The first phase, the Louisa Martindale Building, opened in 2023.
As part of the second phase, a landscaped plaza will be created between the Louisa Martindale Building and the new cancer centre.
The third phase will involve construction of a new service and logistics yard on the site of the current cancer department to support wider campus operations.
The Louisa Martindale Building was also built by Laing O’ Rourke and designed by a multi-disciplinary team from BDP.