The Friends of the Yeatman Hospital are contributing £5,000 towards a breast cancer unit at Yeovil District Hospital.

The Friends say more women from Sherborne than ever received breast cancer treatment at Yeovil District Hospital in the last year.
In total 18,000 appointments at YDH were for patients with a Sherborne postcode and patients from Sherborne had more than 600 appointments to receive breast cancer treatment there – an increase of five per cent on the previous year.

A spokesman for the Friends said: “Its importance to Sherborne and surrounding villages as an essential link in local healthcare is obvious.”

Friends chairman David Hayes said: “The treatment of breast cancer, in both men and women, cost the NHS in England and Wales more than £5.4billion last year. We all know that early treatment saves lives, and this can only be achieved through early diagnosis.”

“It is anticipated, 1 in 8 women over 20 and 1 in 200 in men in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The importance of Yeovil Hospital’s role in the provision of health to the residents of Sherborne cannot be ignored.”

“It is with this in mind the Friends’ Executive Committee this week agreed to award £5,000 to this important and much-needed new breast cancer unit. For 70 years the Friends has supported a wide and ever- expanding range of healthcare treatments and services through the Yeatman Hospital. This still continues today. As the healthcare demands increase and the range of treatments becomes more diverse and specialist, we are encouraged to support patient treatments outside the traditional confines of the Yeatman Hospital building.”

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