EMS Healthcare forges ahead with new mobile cancer unit

EMS Healthcare is helping The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre deliver care closer to the community with the development of a bespoke mobile chemotherapy unit.

Clatterbridge in the Community will take to the road from early January, delivering treatment to patients at the Sealand Tesco site as a pilot prior to a roll out across Chester and the Wirral, using its fully customised mobile medical unit to reduce unnecessary stress from travel and help to cut down waiting times.  

Keith Austin, Managing Partner in EMS-Healthcare said: "We have been working closely with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre to develop a mobile facility that will ensure they can deliver first class patient care close to people’s homes, right in the heart of the community. The medical vehicle has been designed specially to meet their requirements and we anticipate that it will house the largest mobile chemotherapy treatment space in the country"

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of the largest networked cancer centres in the UK. From nine operating sites across Merseyside and Cheshire it treats over 27,000 patients a year, offering pioneering chemotherapy, radiotherapy and proton therapy treatments.

Kim Barrow, Head of Daycase and Outpatient Services at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre said: "Over the last few months EMS Healthcare has been working hard to turn our vision into reality. We are delighted with the progress and look forward to launching the new care unit to patients in the New Year"
 
EMS-Healthcare’s work with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre follows a successful health roadshow campaign delivered on behalf of cancer charity, Tenovus, which treated 15 chemo patients per day in South Wales.  This mobile medical unit was the first of its kind in the UK.

 
For further information, please contact: Ruth Devlin 07896 125764, email ruth@judgeandhoward.com or Kate Price at EMS, 0151 350 1509 email kate.price@ems-healthcare.com

Notes to editors

EMS Healthcare LLP (www.ems-healthcare.com) was launched in 2011 following the increased demand for vehicle-based healthcare solutions. Prior to this healthcare services were delivered under the Event Marketing Solutions Ltd (www.eventms.com) sister brand, clients include Care UK, NHS Trusts, SecuriCare and Cancer Charity Tenovus.

Contact Information

Kate Price

Marketing Manager

EMS Healthcare

marketing@ems-healthcare.com