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Royal Marsden reopens after fire Royal Marsden reopens after fire
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The Royal Marsden Hospital is to begin seeing patients again after fire swept through the roof damaging two wards and five operating theatres. The Royal Marsden Hospital has reopened to out-patients after fire swept through the roof, damaging two wards and five operating theatres.
Nearly 1,000 staff and patients were forced to leave the world renowned treatment centre in west London when fire broke out last Wednesday. About 350 staff and patients were forced to leave the world-renowned treatment centre in west London when the fire broke out on Wednesday.
Chemotherapy patients will be able to receive treatment while out-patients will be seen by clinical teams. The hospital's chemotherapy and radiotherapy departments began operating as normal on Monday morning.
Investigations are continuing into the cause of the fire.Investigations are continuing into the cause of the fire.
Patients needing radiotherapy are having to travel to its sister site in Sutton but it is hoped some of the wards in Fulham will be open by the end of the week. Hard work
Other patients are continuing to be treated by Royal Marsden specialist teams in other hospitals. Chief executive of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Cally Palmer, said she was delighted to be able to open up part of the hospital so soon after the fire.
On Friday, Prince William, who is president of the hospital, met some of the patients who are being cared for at the nearby Royal Brompton Hospital. "Our first concern is always for our patients and our main aim is to reassure them that we are doing everything that we can to get back to as normal a service as possible," she said.
A hospital spokesperson speaking after the fire said damage to the building was "not as bad as first suspected". Is is hoped that 21 in-patients who were moved to the nearby Royal Brompton Hospital will return to the Royal Marsden over the next two days.
The hospital planned to open three wards on Monday, in areas of the hospital that were not damaged by the fire, with further wards opening in the next few weeks.
Ms Palmer said they were "deeply grateful to the emergency services, the Royal Brompton and all those who have supported us at this difficult time".
"The fact that we can open our doors less than a week after this serious fire is a tribute to the immense hard work of the whole team," she said.