One stop breast clinic
Duchy Hospital has just started a one stop breast clinic for
symptomatic women and men. This one-stop clinic offers full breast
assessment with clinical and radiological examination by local
breast specialists.
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in their life time and the
incidence has been on the increase over the last 5 to 10 years,
although the treatment and prognosis of the disease has improved
tremendously with early diagnosis playing a key role. As such any
persistent breast symptoms should always be thoroughly investigated
by a specialist team.
Our clinicians are accomplished, caring specialists who have a
long-standing commitment to women's health. They apply a
multidisciplinary approach to breast health, which includes medical
care, educational programs, and support groups. Ensuring the
experience at the Duchy one-stop clinic is private, comfortable and
dignified is their primary concern.
Our specialists include oncoplastic breast surgeons, dedicated
breast imagers, medical oncologists, pathologists, radiation
oncologists and specialised nurses. Their dedication, combined with
academic and research capabilities and the full spectrum of
diagnostic and therapeutic technology, results in an outstanding
package of care.
Although GP referral remains the optimum approach the Duchy
Hospital is keen to facilitate and shorten the process of the
patients' journey by introducing the opportunity for self-referral
and by cutting down the waiting period between referral and being
seen in the clinic thus alleviating an unnecessary period of
anxiety.
The one-stop clinic is held every Monday, Tuesday and
Friday 12.30 to 13.30 .
All the patients will be seen in the clinic and after initial
clinical assessments by the Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon;
they will be offered appropriate imaging with ultrasound or
mammography alone or in combination. This will be performed at the
nearby Mermaid Centre, which can provide in house imaging expertise
utilising the most modern digital mammography and high-resolution
ultrasound machines.
Breast specialists:
Professor Phil Drew, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Mr Iain Brown, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Mr Sheikh Ahmad, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Dr Nicola Jackson, Consultant Radiologist
Dr Kerstin Stepp, Breast Physician
Dr Nigel Bailey, Consultant Oncologist
Dr Duncan Wheatley, Consultant Oncologist
Dr Alistair Thompson, Consultant Oncologist
Josephine Brand, Breast care specialist nurse
Sarah Zee, Breast care specialist nurse
To make an appointment please ring Duchy hospital at
0800 917 0022
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