Contractor, Tilbury Douglas, has handed over Yeovil Hospital’s new breast cancer unit on behalf of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

The new £2.5m Maple Unit, procured via the Procure Partnerships Framework, opened early this month following a five-year fundraising campaign run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s official charity, which saw members of the community, the Tilbury Douglas team, former patients, and colleagues at the hospital take part in hundreds of money-raising events.

The 500sq m facility, based across two floors, is the hospital’s first stand-alone, purpose-built breast cancer unit.

With social value at the heat of the scheme, the Tilbury Douglas team achieved a 48% social value return on investment, triple what was initially targeted.

Designed with lots of art and natural light, The Maple Unit also offers a dedicated area for difficult conversations and a comfortable waiting area, away from other busy outpatient areas and treatment rooms.