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About Royal Surrey NHS Foundation
Trust
Why choose Royal Surrey?
The Royal Surrey County Hospital is an innovative hospital packed with ambition and is an excellent
place to start your career as well as move it up a gear or to continue developing yourself
professionally.
The Trust continues to be on the forefront of world class cancer care in several areas. Dr Nadine Collins,
Consultant Clinical Scientist in Molecular Diagnostics, who was part of the Institute of Cancer Research
team that discovered the BRCA2 gene in 1995, the discovery of which revolutionised the treatment and
prevention of this type of breast cancer.
Royal Surrey County Hospital are very fortunate to be one of the few district general hospitals able to
carry out genetic sequencing for our patients, it is more commonly found in the larger teaching hospitals.
This ground-breaking work is delivering real benefits to patients today and opening the door for future
treatments that could help countless patients in the years ahead.
This year the Trust officially opened its new £5.67 million state-of-the-art urology centre that will deliver
cutting edge treatment and research for patients from across Surrey and beyond.
A regional cancer centre for Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire, it is also a tertiary specialist centre for
ENT and Maxillofacial surgery. It attracts referrals from across the whole country for other specialties
(i.e. urology).
The Trust has strong links with the nearby University of Surrey and staff are well supported if they wish
to undertake further study. As well as this, staff are able to develop and enhance skills and knowledge
by undertaking post-qualification support and training at the hospital’s dedicated Education Centre.
These are just some of the training and development opportunities available to staff.
The Trust is proud of the following:
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Leader in research and development
Excellent in training for minimal access surgery
Has the most advanced Stereotactic Radiotherapy Machine
Specialises in Diabetes and ENT
Provides excellent maternity care and assistance
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