Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre explained

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Org/Group:	NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Funding:	The Beatson Oncology Centre Fund
Beds:	30
Founded:	1886
Other Links:	List of hospitals in Scotland
Map Type:	Scotland Glasgow
Coordinates:	55.8818°N -4.3132°W

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (BWSCC; formerly called the Beatson Oncology Centre) is a specialised cancer care centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Until recently it had facilities in Gartnavel General Hospital, the Western Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. As part of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Acute Services Review, the centre is being centralised within new facilities at the Gartnavel General Hospital site.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Glasgow Cancer and Skin Institution which was founded in 1886 and later renamed after its first director of cancer services, Sir George Beatson.^[1]

Support

The BWSCC was supported by charities Friends of the Beatson and The Beatson Oncology Centre Fund. In 2014 through a restructuring, and in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the resources of both charities dedicated to supporting the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre have combined to form a unitary charity to support and serve the Beatson. The charity is named Beatson Cancer Charity.^[2]

Notable present or former physicians

Notable present or former physicians include:

• Colonel Sir George Beatson, KCB, KBE, DL^[3]
• Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, KCB, DL, FRSE^[4]
• Professor Gordon McVie^[5]
• Professor David Kerr, CBE^[6]
• Professor Ann Barrett, OBE.^[7]
• Dr Hosney Yosef, OBE^[8]

Notable present or former scientists

Notable present or former scientists include:

• Lord Fleck, KBE, FRS^[9]
• Air Marshal Sir Harold Whittingham, KCB, KBE^[9]
• Professor Allan Balmain, FRS, FRSE^[10]
• Professor Margaret Frame, OBE, FRSE^[11]
• Professor Paul Workman, FRS^[12]
• Professor Karen Vousden, CBE, FRS, FRSE^[13]

See also

• Cancer in the United Kingdom

External links

• Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
• Beatson Cancer Charity
• Beatson Institute

Notes and References

1. Book: Rossi, Paul N. . Fighting Cancer with More Than Medicine: A History of Macmillan Cancer Support. 2009. History Press. 978-0752496603.
2. Web site: Welcome. Beatson Cancer Charity. 25 December 2018.
3. Classics in Oncology: George Thomas Beatson, M.D. (1848–1933) . Stockwell, Serena . 33 . 2 . March–April 1983 . . 105–107 . 10.3322/canjclin.33.2.105 . 6402276. free .
4. Web site: Biography of Sir Kenneth Calman. University of Glasgow. 25 June 2009.
5. Web site: Gordon McVie. Institute of Cancer Policy. 25 December 2018.
6. Web site: David J. Kerr M.A., M.D., CBE, FRCP, FMedSci, MA, M.D., DSc. Bloomberg. 25 December 2018.
7. Web site: Deacon steps into cancer row. 6 November 2001. 25 December 2018.
8. Web site: Hosney Yosef. UK Oncology. 25 December 2018.
9. Web site: The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research and Dr John Paul. Professor Sir Alastair . Currie. 1988. British Journal of Cancer. 58. 25 December 2018.
10. Web site: Professor Allan Balmain. Royal Society. 25 December 2018.
11. Web site: Professor Margaret Frame. University of Edinburgh. 25 December 2018.
12. Web site: Professor Paul Workman. Institute of Cancer Research. 25 December 2018.
13. Web site: Professor Karen Vousden. Beatson Institute. 25 December 2018.