2022 – Oct 2024

A  period transforming the agenda, including: 

  • the disclosure that no records existed for crucial clinical deliberations claimed by Velindre. These were supposed to have authorised discarding of the usual practice of building new cancer centres at acute, surgical hospital sites.
  • the revelation of the project’s central ties with companies found guilty of ‘organised crime’

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/no-records-exist-meetings-set-24499250

Hence:

A key report from a January FOI strongly calling into question the clinical legitimacy of the whole New Velindre project. See also the blog on this site: https://colocate-velindre.co.uk/%ef%bf%bc-freedom-of-information-response-but-where-are-the-minutes-decision/

15 July 2022 

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/south-wales-echo/20230317/281642489405713?srsltid=AfmBOorSYcG_it8LYDMMp9Nps2gPBt-OnaEsky_1LUB3dmbQqjyaIy3u

17March 2023 (revealing Kajima’s guilty-verdict in Japan for bid-rigging)

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/south-wales-echo/20230331/281655374335479?srsltid=AfmBOopu5R0iFU-XlFb6dHRySOSJo8uTAdelf8Cz8e2yK7YEmedhEIYB

31st March 2023 (revealing Sacyr’s guilty verdict for bid-rigging in Spain)

Along with:

Bid-rigging convictions should force re-think over New Velindre scheme, say opponents

8th April 2023 

Concern that cost of controversial New Velindre cancer centre is rocketing

28 April 2023

NHS accused of ignoring fraud regulations in Velindre Hospital row

24th May 2023

Audit Wales to look into bid-rigging convictions of firms linked to new cancer centre project

23 Jun 2023

‘Farce’ claims as it emerges new ‘standalone’ cancer hospital can’t stand alone

16 August 2023 

Top firm pulls out of controversial Velindre cancer centre project

4 Oct 2023

Welsh Government ‘has reneged on promise in hospital building row’

10 Oct 2023

‘We have the evidence that cancer centre work is underway without permission’, say campaigners

25 Oct 2023