A STATE-of-the-art mobile chemotherapy facility has been designed and built by an Ellesmere Port firm.
EMS-Healthcare has designed and built a facility to help cancer experts deliver treatment closer to patients’ homes.
The pioneering ‘Clatterbridge in the Community’ service aims to improve care for patients by making the cancer treatment process as accessible and easy as possible.
Chester is the first city in the Merseyside and Cheshire regions to pilot the scheme and the Tesco Sealand Road site will be the home of the chemotherapy unit for six months. The unit will treat about 25 people a day.
If successful, the service will roll out to other locations across the region, making cancer treatment as accessible and easy as possible for a wider range of patients.
The unit was designed by EMS-Healthcare to meet The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre’s requirements, housing six chemotherapy stations with preparation, reception and waiting areas.
Keith Austin, partner in EMS-Healthcare, said: “We have used our design expertise and unique healthcare insight to deliver a solution that meets all of the requirements. Our senior project team managed the process with multiple suppliers so that The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre only had to deal with one point of contact, making it a much smoother process.
“Many patients have to make long journeys to receive specialist treatment. This unique facility will help reduce the burden and strain that travelling can bring while delivering first-class patient care close to people’s homes.”
Kim Barrow, head of day case and chemotherapy outpatient services at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, said: “EMS-Healthcare has been incredibly accommodating since this project started. The support they have given, and their quick responses are a demonstration of excellent customer relations and team-working, which is in turn helping us to deliver high-quality care close to patients’ homes.
“Patients are getting a real sense of community and ownership while attending the clinic and we’ve had lots of positive feedback about the concept and high quality of the unit.”
