A Welsh cancer centre has proposed to add a Portakabin waiting area to its grounds due to "increasing demand" following the coronavirus pandemic. Planning permission has been granted for a temporary facility to be constructed at Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) in Cardiff to address a growing backlog of appointments.
Velindre said an "increase in activity at the cancer centre has put pressure on our existing facilities" following the coronavirus pandemic and that there had been an increase in the number of referrals.
A letter from Anne Marie Stockdale, Head of Outpatient, Medical Records, and Private Patient Services read: "Capacity in the outpatient department has been challenging for some time due to increasing demand based on the cancer incidence rate and post Covid 19 pandemic surge. Internal modelling predicts an increase of 12% in referrals to VCC by 2023 as the post pandemic surge takes effect."
