The Multi Slice Computerised Tomography (MSCT) Suite will provide clinical services and research opportunities to both adults and children. We aim to develop a state-of-the-art MSCT service alongside other imaging facilities in Sydney Street, which will be close to the Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU), the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the paediatric ward and the cardiac catheter laboratories. The faster scanning time of this equipment is of particular advantage to our paediatric patients. Holding a breath for a long time, patient movement, rapid heart rate and the need to assess small structures are all problems that we currently face. The new scanner means that, in many instances, it will be possible to perform these examinations without having to anaesthetise the child. The x-ray dose to the patient may also be reduced. Our paediatric work covers respiratory medicine, cardiology, foetal cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. Babies and children are cared for in our specialist paediatric unit. In the recent national assessment of services for children, we were given an "excellent" rating and our foetal cardiology service has been expanded. The development of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner facilities in the Sydney Street wing will greatly enhance the service and avoid transfer of babies to another hospital by ambulance. The scanner can help avoid invasive procedures for children, and importantly removes the long-term risk of x-rays. Our Trust is a major centre for lung, chest and oesophageal cancers and non-malignant thoracic surgery. We are now developing facilities to establish a prominent UK lung cancer centre for clinical and research purposes. This will involve an in-house PET/CT suite which will also serve other hospitals in the area. PET (Positron Emission Tomography) is a form of radionuclide imaging that uses short-lived radiopharmaceutical tracers to examine metabolic processes, most frequently the increased glucose metabolism that characterises malignant and other cells. The addition of PET to the conventional treatment of patients being considered for lung cancer surgery reduces the rate of futile thoracotomies (patients discovered to be inoperable at the time of surgery) and reduces the bed-stay of patients. The total cost of purchasing all three pieces of equipment, together with associated building costs and decoration works, is £5.5m