Your Voice, Their Future: Support St George’s
Help us to keep caring for children with cancer.
The future of children’s cancer services in London is changing as NHS England is reviewing where a Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) for children’s cancer services should be located.
The two options being consulted are St George’s – and the Evelina London.
St George’s has provided children’s cancer services through our well-established and strong partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation, a premier cancer expert centre, for more than 25 years.
The consultation will be closing at 12 midnight on Monday 18 December 2023.
What can I do to support St George’s?
You can…
- Complete the consultation – open until midnight, Monday 18 December 2023
- Share your story or views with St George's via communications@stgeorges.nhs.uk
- Tag @StGeorgesTrust on Instagram and Twitter/X and use #KidsDeserveStGeorges to share your thoughts and experiences
- Tell your friends and family about the consultation and ask them to support you by completing it too – you can share our poster (PDF) and factsheet (PDF) to do so (if you would like printed copies to share with your communities, please contact communications@stgeorges.nhs.uk)
- Attend and share your views at NHS England public engagement online event:
– Monday 4 December 6.30-8.30pm. Sign up here.
NHS England will make its final decision on the location of the new centre after hearing the news that comes forward during the public consultation and taking account of all other relevant factors.
There is significant local support and we urgently need your help to amplify #KidsDeserveStGeorges.
Other ways you can help
There is significant local support for keeping children’s cancer services at St George’s and we urgently need your help to state your support and to amplify the message that #KidsDeserveStGeorges.
In addition to completing the consultation online, there are a few other ways in which you can help.
- Send an email to the team at NHS England who are running this consultation (responses will be accepted in whatever format): england.childrenscancercentre@nhs.net
- Send an email to the Leader of your Local Council: Councillor Simon Hogg (Leader of Wandsworth Council) email: cllr.s.hogg@wandsworth.gov.uk and Councillor Ross Garrod
(Leader of Merton Council) email: leaders.office@merton.gov.uk
- Write to your local MP and the Health Secretary Victoria Atkins. Wandsworth Council have created template letters to MPs and the Health Secretary Victoria Atkins.
- NHS England are running events which people can attend to give their views. These include an online event on Monday 4 December 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Please register here. Proposals for the future location of cancer treatment services for children - Public Event (microsoft.com)
Time for a Change Appeal
The Children’s Appeal for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit space and children’s wards will not be affected by the outcome of the PTC consultation.