nVCC project wins top international award
We’re delighted to share that our new Velindre Cancer Centre project has been recognised on the international stage.
The project won the “Best Healthcare Project” at this year’s Partnerships Awards, held in London on Thursday May 1.
This prestigious award celebrates excellence in public-private sector collaboration across the UK and internationally. Winning in the competitive healthcare category is a milestone for the project and a reflection of the dedication, innovation, and teamwork that has brought us to this point.
The awards described the project as “a paradigm shift in sustainable healthcare, providing cutting-edge facilities and treatment in a building designed with sustainable material innovation, community inclusion, and a commitment to preserving the environment.”
The award recognises both the design and ambition of our project, alongside the partnership between the Trust, the consortium helping build our new cancer centre Acorn and our construction partners Sacyr.
nVCC Project Director David Powell said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have won this award. It reflects the huge amount of hard work, determination and collaboration from everyone involved - from our staff, the project team our colleagues at Acorn and Sacyr and the communities who continue to shape and support our development.
"Our new Velindre Cancer Centre will support innovation in treatment, provide a modern, therapeutic space for patients and staff, and act as a beacon of sustainability in healthcare design.”
Executive Director of Strategic Transformation, Planning and Digital/Deputy Chief Executive Carl James said: “This award is a fantastic endorsement of our vision for the new Velindre Cancer Centre. It recognises our ambitious design for the building which has been founded on collaboration with patients, families, staff and a wider range of partners throughput the project.
“We are creating a Cancer Centre that is not only clinically excellent, but also puts sustainability, innovation, and the needs of our patients and all our staff at its core.
“I want to thank everyone involved and look forward to continuing to build on the teamwork and partnerships that have brought us this far already. It will be a facility which will enable us to provide the highest quality of care and experience for patients and families.”
Our new cancer centre is scheduled to open in Spring 2027 and it's one of the biggest projects Wales has seen in decades.
It will be one of the most sustainable hospitals in the UK, providing leading cancer care for our patients and a better environment for our dedicated staff.
Our dedicated staff are working together with Acorn, the consortium chosen to construct the new cancer centre, to build a facility that will serve future generations for decades to come.
Our new cancer centre is critical in safeguarding the provision of crucial treatment and care for the 1.5 million people of south Wales and is critical to keep pace with the increasing demand we're facing.