Royal Marsden Hospital | |
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | 203 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 6JJ Downs Road, Belmont, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°29′27″N 0°10′22″W / 51.4908°N 0.1729°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | Institute of Cancer Research Imperial College London |
Patron | William, Prince of Wales |
Services | |
Emergency department | None |
Beds | 289[1] |
Speciality | Oncology |
History | |
Opened | 1851 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
The Royal Marsden Hospital is a specialist National Health Service oncology hospital in London based at two sites in Brompton, in Kensington and Chelsea, and Belmont in Sutton. It is managed by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and supported by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
In addition to providing cancer diagnosis, treatment and care, The Royal Marsden is a major centre for cancer research and teaching. It has a close affiliation with the Institute of Cancer Research, which originated as the hospital's research department and is located alongside the hospital in Brompton and Belmont. Through its subsidiary The Royal Marsden School, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in cancer care validated by the University of East Anglia.