The ANCHOR Centre | Grampian Hospitals Art Trust

The ANCHOR Centre

The ANCHOR Centre will be a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility for oncology and haematology outpatient and day-patient services to enhance and support the provision of clinical care. The ANCHOR Centre is one of two new facilities opening on the Foresterhill Health Campus, as part of the Scottish Government’s £244.8 million investment into building development on the site.

Following a public consultation exercise in 2015, it was decided that the new facility would be calledThe ANCHOR Centre in line with the ‘ANCHOR’ brand (Aberdeen and North Centre for Haematology, Oncology and Radiotherapy).

The Centre will bring together the following services:

• Oncology day-patients and out-patients
• Haematology day-patients and out-patients
• Pharmacy
• Research and Teaching Facilities
• Non-Clinical Support Services
• Radiotherapy

This new centre will be located at the south of the east end of the Foresterhill Health Campus, adjoining to the existing Radiotherapy Centre to create a single facility for all patients using
Haematology, Oncology and Radiotherapy day- and out-patient services.

Key project facts:

• The centre will be around 5,500m² in size.
• The centre will open for patients in September 2023.
• There will be around 65,000 out-patients using the centre each year, with approximately 250
patients attending each day for care or treatment.

GHAT has been working with NHS Grampian to deliver the arts and environment programme for both facilities. An Arts and Environment strategy was developed through engagement with the stakeholders with the Aim:

To create a well-designed, person-centred and positive visual environment for patients, staff and visitors.

The ANCHOR Centre Artists’ Questionnaires

Jul 18, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre

As part of the consultation process around the artwork being commissioned for this new NHSG facility, GHAT and all 3 commissioned artists have been spending time on-site talking to staff, patients, and visitors who access and work in the wards and departments that...

Baird & ANCHOR Stakeholder Engagement

Jul 4, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre, The Baird Family Hospital

GHAT and the 8 commissioned artists and studios for the Baird and ANCHOR Arts Project have been busy engaging with NHSG staff, patients and visitors around the artworks going into the new NHS Grampian facilities, The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre. These...

Baird & ANCHOR Arts Project Surveys

Jun 7, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre, The Baird Family Hospital

As part of the consultation process around the artwork being commissioned for these 2 new NHSG facilities, GHAT, and all 9 commissioned artists have been spending time on-site talking to staff, patients, and visitors who access and work in the wards and departments...

The ANCHOR Centre Artists at the Music Hall

May 24, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre

An art engagement session for The ANCHOR Centre is being held at the Music Hall on Saturday 1st July from 1 pm to 3 pm. This session is part of The Baird and ANCHOR Arts Project for the new NHS Grampian ANCHOR Centre. Come along and take part in some creative...

Invitation to meet The ANCHOR Centre artists in person

Feb 16, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre

We would like to invite members of the public to The ANCHOR Centre art engagement drop-in session being held in Rosemount Community Centre on Friday 24th February from 11.30am to 2.30pm. This session is part of The Baird and ANCHOR Arts Project for the new NHS...

Meet the artist – NEON

Jan 26, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre, The Baird Family Hospital

NEON is a Berwick-upon-Tweed based artistic practice that explores the territory between art, architecture, and design. We believe art has the ability to enrich people’s lives. Their goal is to design projects that are not just beautiful and intriguing but also...

Meet the artist – Paula Thompson

Jan 25, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre

Paula Thompson has over 20 years experience of in creating art for public spaces using a wide variety of materials carefully chosen to suit each individual space. She integrates art within an architectural context, both internally and externally, and works with the...

Meet the artist – Rachael Champion

Jan 25, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre

Rachael Champion is a visual artist working in site-specific sculpture, installation, and performance. Her works explore the physical, material and historical relationships between ecology, industry and the built environment. Coalescing at the intersection between...

Meet the artist – Adrian Reid

Jan 25, 2023 | The ANCHOR Centre, The Baird Family Hospital

Orange-ade Design & Illustration is the creative work of Adrian Reid. Adrian Reid (aka Orange-ade) is an illustrator, graphic designer and printmaker based in Aberdeen, Scotland. He specialises in creating colourful, vibrant artwork with a quirky and cheeky...

Commission for The ANCHOR Centre Acknowledgement Artwork

Jul 1, 2022 | The ANCHOR Centre

Deadline: 1 September 2022 GHAT has a new commission for The ANCHOR Centre on Foresterhill Health Campus. This is 1 of 4 art commissions for this new facility. For information and how to apply please read the Commissioning Brief which can be downloaded here;More...