Day Treatment Unit, DTU at the Cancer Centre, Oxford Churchill Hospital

The DTU is an oncology & haematology day unit delivering chemotherapy & other cancer related treatments. The staff delivering this service are the most dedicated and hardworking group of people. They have made time to collaborate and input into this project, which has been a pertinent and sharp reminder that projects such as this succeed because of a positive buy in & contribution by staff and stakeholders alike. The work is created around a central core 'island' of offices and consulting rooms about which day treatment chemotherapy services are delivered. Most of the chairs and beds face onto this central island, meaning patients can spend hours at a time over many weeks or even years staring at dull, blank walls, during treatment, rather than out of the windows behind them, which incidentally are too high to see through. A concept approach was developed to change this dull & monotonous view into a contemplative and softly illuminated abstract vista, interrupted by the suggested shadows of overhanging branches and foliage with dappled light breaking through. The designs will be digitally printed onto a vinyl based wall covering to create an unbroken visual narrative throughout the space. Commissioned by Ruth Charity, Arts Co-ordinator for Oxford University Hospital’s NHS Trust Manufactured and installed by VGL Ltd