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Christie Proton Beam Therapy Project summary
Client
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Value
£125m
Key partners
HKS, Arup, Todd and Ledson
Services provided
Project and programme management, Cost consultancy
Sectors
Locations
Project timeline
- Start date
- September 2015
- Status
- Complete
Project story
We worked with the Christie NHS Foundation Trust on developing its new Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Centre in Manchester, which will treat patients with a new kind of radiotherapy.
The challenging build was designed in line with UK guidelines, with the full support of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive’s Radiation Protection Advisers.
To ensure the hospital could remain fully functional throughout construction and avoid any disturbances to clinical activity, we worked with the trust and the main supplier to develop detailed logistics and construction plans that identified and resolved potential issues and challenges.
Our appointment as project manager of the PBT centre’s construction under the NHS P21+ framework was one of many developments that we have delivered for the trust, with which we have had a long-standing relationship. In 2014, we completed the Palatine Treatment Centre, which incorporates a Young Oncology Unit and Haematology Transplant Unit. We are also currently working on its new Integrated Procedures Unit (IPU).
Project stats
Proud to be a part
“Working on such a life-saving building makes this project even more rewarding.”
A productive partnership
“The Christie has worked with Mace on previous projects, as well as over the last year on the proton project. We’ve always been pleased at their ability to develop productive partnerships with the contractor, the trust and other members of the trust team in order to drive effective management of the project.”
Changing lives
“It’s absolutely fantastic to know that proton beam therapy is finally in the UK, and particularly Manchester. It will give more children like Lucy the opportunity to have this form of treatment.”
