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Children’s cancer services for south London and the South East will move to Evelina London Children’s Hospital in Lambeth from autumn 2026.
Treatment for roughly 1,400 children under 15 is currently provided by The Royal Marsden Hospital at Sutton and St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
The cancer service treats children from south London, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Kent and Medway and most of Surrey.
In 2021, new service rules outlined that specialist cancer treatment services for children must be on the same site as a level-three children’s intensive care unit, but the Royal Marsden does not have one.
This service is currently being provided by St George’s in Tooting. Children’s cancer care at St George’s will also end now that Evelina has been chosen.
A 12 week public consultation of children, families, and staff was run by the NHS at the end of 2023, looking at the potential hospital options.
A petition against the proposed changes reached 12,000 signatures, with concerns raised by patients travelling further to access care.
London director Caroline Clarke told the South West London and Surrey Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee that “this is an incredibly hard decision”.
She added: “I’ve got a 14-year-old and I cannot imagine what it’s like, so to those of you who are parents and carers on that journey: thank you so much for your involvement in that process and I just want to recognise how difficult that’s been for people”.
In the future, radiotherapy will be provided at University College Hospital instead.
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Children’s cancer services for south London and the South East will move to Evelina London Children’s Hospital in Lambeth from autumn 2026.
Treatment for roughly 1,400 children under 15 is currently provided by The Royal Marsden Hospital at Sutton and St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
The cancer service treats children from south London, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Kent and Medway and most of Surrey.
In 2021, new service rules outlined that specialist cancer treatment services for children must be on the same site as a level-three children’s intensive care unit, but the Royal Marsden does not have one.
This service is currently being provided by St George’s in Tooting. Children’s cancer care at St George’s will also end now that Evelina has been chosen.
A 12 week public consultation of children, families, and staff was run by the NHS at the end of 2023, looking at the potential hospital options.
A petition against the proposed changes reached 12,000 signatures, with concerns raised by patients travelling further to access care.
London director Caroline Clarke told the South West London and Surrey Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee that “this is an incredibly hard decision”.
She added: “I’ve got a 14-year-old and I cannot imagine what it’s like, so to those of you who are parents and carers on that journey: thank you so much for your involvement in that process and I just want to recognise how difficult that’s been for people”.
In the future, radiotherapy will be provided at University College Hospital instead.
