First look at our mobile chemotherapy unit
Here's the first picture of our £700,000 mobile chemotherapy unit to take treatment closer to home for patients in outlying parts of the county.
The unit, the first in Yorkshire, will also ensure capacity for longer and more complex procedures to be carried out at the main hospitals in York and Scarborough.
The computer-generated image shows the unit as it will look when it takes to the road this summer to treat patients at sites in Selby, Malton, Scarborough and Bridlington.
To be operated by the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the unit has been custom-built in Telford, Shropshire, with input from teams within the hospital trust including clinical, transport, estates and facilities, IT and infection prevention.
The unit is a key project in an important year for us, as we celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2017. We are working to ensure the new unit gets off to a flying start through a £100,000 appeal to support its work.
Major events including a 30th anniversary Feather and Pearls Ball, to be held at York Racecourse on September 23, will help us reach our target, but we are also appealing for the public to assist with donations and fundraising efforts..
You can support our appeal here: http://www.yorkagainstcancer.org.uk/our-30th-anniversary-fundraising-campaign