The contract is subject to ratification by Sutton CCG's Board on 9 September 2015.
The Royal Marsden has been providing community health services for Sutton and Merton jointly since April 2011. The new contract is for a service commission by Sutton CCG and commences on 1 April 2016.
Dr Brendan Hudson, Chairman of Sutton CCG said, "Our priority is to commission high quality health services for people living in Sutton. The Royal Marsden, renowned for providing excellent care for patients with cancer, has demonstrated, over the past four years, their commitment to delivering the same excellence in community services. We look forward to working with them continue developing the high quality community services local people in Sutton are already benefitting from."
Cally Palmer, Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden said, "We are delighted to have been selected as the preferred provider and look forward to building on the quality of service and the excellent relationship with staff and patients we have developed over the last four years. The Royal Marsden was selected to lead and manage community services in 2011 because of our track record of providing the very highest standards of care for patients, and four years on I am delighted that The Royal Marsden has delivered better care for the people of Sutton. We will continue to work with GPs, the community teams, patients and the public of Sutton, to achieve timely access to excellent community services."