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Six-month project delivers £7.3million cancer care unit

Shaun Tuffin, Construction director at LST Projects, discusses the challenges of constructing a new £7.3 million cancer care ward above a live hospital building in Southampton within just six months.

University Hospital Southampton offers an extensive range of specialist services – from neurosciences and oncology to pathology and cardiology. A new £7.3 m cancer care ward, which was funded by the Trust’s capital programme, opened at the end of 2020 following a six-month build. The ward accommodates 27 inpatients, and comprises 11 single-bed side rooms with enhanced ventilation for those who are immunosuppressed, enabling more patients to undergo bone marrow transplant treatments. It also provides oncology and haematology patients with comfortable and spacious surroundings to be cared for whilst undergoing treatment

University Hospital Southampton offers an extensive range of specialist services – from neurosciences and oncology to pathology and cardiology. A new £7.3 m cancer care ward, which was funded by the Trust’s capital programme, opened at the end of 2020 following a six-month build. The ward accommodates 27 inpatients, and comprises 11 single-bed side rooms with enhanced ventilation for those who are immunosuppressed, enabling more patients to undergo bone marrow transplant treatments. It also provides oncology and haematology patients with comfortable and spacious surroundings to be cared for whilst undergoing treatment been ‘futureproofed’ to accommodate a further two floors at a later date

Time-critical build

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