Construction has officially begun – A milestone for children’s cancer care
This month, construction officially began on the Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
As a Founder Partner of the Build it. Beat it. appeal we are honoured to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in helping to build the future of children’s cancer care and beat cancer for more children.
The new centre will give more kids with cancer the best care, the best chance and the best childhood possible. Together, we’re building a place that’s not just a hospital – that’s a school, a playground, a home-from-home and so much more.
Sam Mottram (Pictured Left), Whitbread’s Central Operations Director commented, “This is an important milestone in the next phase of our fundraising partnership as a founding partner for the Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Over the duration of our partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we have seen teams in our hotels and restaurants up and down the country take part in some amazing fundraising challenges and we are excited to see how the project takes shape and for everything that is to come on this exciting journey.”
Minister for Public Health and Prevention, Ashley Dalton, said: “The hospital is a symbol of what we can achieve when we combine the excellence of our NHS people, innovative technologies, ground-breaking treatment and world-class research.
As someone living with cancer myself, I know how terrifying a diagnosis can be – and when it happens to our children, that’s unimaginable.
These families deserve a government that’s backing them every step of the way, which is why we’ve relaunched the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce and will ensure children’s cancer is at the forefront of our Plan for Change.”
We’d like to say a big, huge, massive thank you to everyone who has helped GOSH reach this exciting milestone. Together, we can help beat childhood cancer and build a place where more children will reach milestones of their own. #BuildItBeat
