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Establishment

The Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Bank of Cyprus Medical Foundation for the establishment of the Centre was signed in November 1992. It provides for the utilisation of the donation of the Bank of Cyprus for the construction and equipping of the Centre and undertakings by the Republic to provide land next to Makarios Hospital and to cover the annual operating expenses of the Centre. Construction started in 1995 and the Centre started its operation in September 1998.
Legal Entity

The Centre is a charitable institution and is registered as an independent legal entity under the Charitable Institutions Law, Chapter 41. 		[INLINE]
Board of Trustees

The Trustees have full authority and responsibility for the financial management, the strategy and in general the operation of the Centre.

According to the charter the number of the Trustees is seven. Three are appointed by the Republic of Cyprus, three by the Bank of Cyprus Medical Foundation and the Chairman is appointed jointly by the two Founders. Representatives from the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society and the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends are in attendance at the meetings, but with no voting rights.


Auditors

The Centre's accounts are audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Centre is also subject to audit by the Auditor General of the Republic of Cyprus.


Mission

The mission of the Centre is to provide a comprehensive cancer service to the people of Cyprus and the broader region. Initiatives and active participation in the prevention and diagnosis of cancer as well as research and educational programmes are an indispensable part of the mission. The Centre pursues excellence and is committed to strive for continuous improvement and upgrading.
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Vision

The Centre's drive for excellence is sustained and accelerated through the following interdependent and mutually reinforcing actions:
  • The attraction and retention of highest calibre human resources.
  • The use of treatment protocols and the practice of evidence-based medicine.
  • Site specialisation.
  • The systematic application of quality management and medical audit.
  • The laying down and adherence to the highest standards of ethics.
  • The undertaking of research and of continuing medical education for its own staff as well as for all involved with cancer.
All clinical, research and educational work will be carried out in an environment of modern methods and hospital management systems.

The high quality buildings and equipment will be continually upgraded so that improvements, technologies and equipment, which add value to the Centre, are introduced without delay.

Comprehensive cancer care will be achieved through a network of alliances and collaborative relations with professionals and institutions, public and private, involved with cancer.

Links with centres and research organisations abroad are an important component of the strategy for continuous upgrading. All links will support the Centre's aim for excellence.

The patient comes first. Staff attitude, reception procedures and all other elements of the service to patients will serve this aim.


Basic principles

The Centre follows five basic principles:
  • The patient comes first. All activity, above personal preferences and/or interests, will serve this aim.
  • Uniform high standards of care for all cancer patients.
  • The patients' care is the result of co-operation and teamwork involving the doctors, nursing, paramedical and other staff of the Centre.
  • The formation of the Site Specialization Units in which malignant diseases are treated by specific consultants so that deeper specialisation be promoted together with the undertaking of research.
  • Regulated policy for the utilisation of drugs, laboratory and imaging and diagnostic examinations. This aim is achieved with the development and adoption of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Policy Guidelines at the Centre.


Capacity and Structure

The Centre is organised in two Clinics, the Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Radiology Clinic and the Medical Oncology Clinic.

The Centre has 50 beds, Outpatient Department, Day Care Unit (12 beds), Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Pharmacy and a minor operating theatre.


Equipment of Radiotherapy and Diagnostic Radiology Clinic

Radiotherapy Equipment Diagnostic Equipment
  • 2 Linear Accelerators
  • Superficial
  • HDR-Brachytherapy
  • Simulator
  • Treatment Planning System
  • Electronic, Mechanical and Dosimetry Lab
  • CT Scan
  • Ultrasound
  • Mammography
  • Conventional Radiology
  • ã-Camera



Department of Medical Oncology
  • Day Care Unit (12 beds)
  • Chemotherapy preparation suite
  • Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (4 beds)


Staff

The staff of the Centre is its most important asset in achieving the goals and vision of the Founders. The Centre aims to attract and retain the highest quality professional and other staff. The staff complement at the beginning of 2000 was as follows:

Position Number
Consultants (Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists) 10
Junior Doctors 6
Medical Physicists and Engineers 6
Pharmacists 2
Radiographers 12
Nursing and Paramedical staff 58
Receptionists 6
Administration 12

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