bmj architects

Healthcare

West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre

Exterior view of the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre, showing the main entrance canopy, landscaped approach and healthcare building façade.

A Regional Centre for Specialist Cancer Care

BMJ Architects designed the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre, creating a major regional cancer service for the West of Scotland. 

Client NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Location Glasgow, UK Value £50m Area 22,500 sqm
Evening exterior view of the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre, showing the illuminated entrance and glass canopy.

Purpose-Built Facilities for Complex Cancer Care

The centre provides 22,500 sqm of specialist healthcare accommodation, including 173 inpatient beds for oncology, haemato-oncology, bone marrow transplant and brachytherapy services.

The facility also includes 45 day-case spaces for chemotherapy, seven linear accelerator chambers, CT and MRI imaging, clinical research facilities and supporting departments.

Interior atrium and reception area within the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre, with curved forms, roof glazing and wayfinding signage.
Close-up view of the glass entrance canopy structure at the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre.
Chemotherapy treatment area within the West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre, showing specialist day-case spaces and clinical equipment.

Concept and Strategy

The project included the reconfiguration of the existing imaging facility to make provision for two additional MRI scanners.

Publicly funded, the project also received support from several charitable organisations, including Friends of the Beatson, Teenage Cancer Trust and Macmillan Cancer.

The centre brings together a wide range of cancer care services in one regional facility, supporting specialist treatment, day care, imaging, research and inpatient provision for patients across the West of Scotland.