Royal Marsden Hospital

The Royal Marsden Hospital is a specialist cancer centre in London with two sites. The Brompton site lies beside the Royal Brompton Hospital in Fulham Road. The Belmont site stands in the far south of Greater London near former prisons and the Metropolitan Green Belt. Both sites contain large diagnostic and radiotherapy equipment. The Brompton site has 112 inpatient beds and seven operating theatres. The Belmont site houses the UK’s only combined MR-Linac. The hospital treats 50,000 people each year for cancer. It runs 513 outpatient clinics and has 219 inpatient beds. The Care Quality Commission has praised its care. Research is central to its work, carried out with the Institute of Cancer Research. The two organisations share facilities such as the Joint Department of Physics. They also collaborate with Imperial College London on wider projects. Visitors find modern wards and outpatient areas at both sites. Brompton’s Chelsea Wing contains specialist units and teaching rooms. Belmont’s facilities include advanced imaging machines. The hospital’s history is visible in its architecture and names. The main lecture theatre honours consultant radiotherapist Julian Bloom. The atmosphere is calm, focused on treatment and research.