Tilbury Douglas delivers £14m scanning facility at Swansea hospital
Tilbury Douglas is delivering a £14m PET-CT scanner facility at Singleton Hospital in Swansea for Swansea Bay University Health Board.
The development at the South West Wales Cancer Centre will provide a dedicated facility for PET-CT scanning, with the first patients expected to use the building in early 2027.
Around 70 nuclear medicine professionals from across the world visited the project during the British Nuclear Medicine Society Autumn Meeting, held in Swansea on 24 and 25 September.
New PET-CT facility takes shape at Singleton Hospital
The new facility will house a PET-CT scanner, combining computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) to produce detailed images that can identify cancer and other diseases.
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The project is being funded by the Welsh Government through its all-Wales PET-CT programme.
Professor Neil Hartman, Head of Nuclear Medicine at Swansea Bay University Health Board, said: “The new building will make a significant difference to patient care. For the first time, we will be able to carry out paediatric PET scanning, scanning under general anaesthetic and brain scanning, which we are not able to do at the moment.
“We will also have the potential to provide scanning five full extended days five days a week, offering greater flexibility and helping more patients access this important diagnostic service.”
The facility is intended to expand the range of nuclear medicine services available at Singleton Hospital.
Nuclear medicine specialists visit construction project
The site visit formed part of the British Nuclear Medicine Society Autumn Meeting at Brangwyn Hall, giving delegates an opportunity to view construction progress and discuss the requirements involved in developing facilities for advanced nuclear medicine services.
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The visit was organised by Professor Neil Hartman and brought together specialists to exchange knowledge around the planning and delivery of nuclear medicine facilities.
Chris Edmonds, Regional Director – Wales at Tilbury Douglas, said: “Welcoming specialists from across the world was an important opportunity to share knowledge and demonstrate the progress being made at Singleton Hospital.
“This development will expand the range of scans available locally and make a meaningful difference to patients and clinical teams. We are pleased to be working with Swansea Bay University Health Board to help create a facility that supports the future of nuclear medicine in the region.”
£14m hospital development due to open in 2027
Construction of the PET-CT facility is part of the wider investment in diagnostic services at Singleton Hospital.
Once operational, the facility will support PET-CT scanning for patients across the region, including paediatric patients and those requiring scans under general anaesthetic.
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The first patients are expected to be scanned at the new facility in early 2027.
