West Herts Breast Care Unit
Clinics
Rapid Diagnostic/One-Stop Clinic
All new patients with breast symptoms are referred by their GPs are seen at these clinics. During these clinics, clinical assessment, radiology investigations such as mammogram and breast ultrasound and biopsies are performed at the same session. This allows us to provide immediate diagnosis for a majority of new patients and avoids the need for follow-up visits. However, patients who undergo biopsies may require follow-up appointments as it takes several days for biopsy results to come back.
Family history, Breast pain
These clinics provide annual review and mammogram for patients with family history of breast cancer. Our policies are in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Results clinic
Whereas the results of imaging done in rapid diagnostic clinics are available the same day, needle biopsies take a few days to process and these results are given in a dedicated clinic, usually within a week of the biopsy.
| Clinic Title | Clinic Times |
|---|---|
| Rapid Diagnostic/One-stop | Monday (3 clinics), Tuesday (2 clinic), Thursday (2 clinics) and Friday (2 clinics) |
| Family History/Breast Pain: | Thursday morning |
| Oncology Clinics | Tuesday and Wednesday (all day) Dr Miles, Dr Thanvi (Wednesday only) |
| Oncoplastic Clinic | Thursday once a month (Mr Mosahebi and Mr Ghali) |
| Follow up clinic | Miss Lai (Monday morning and alternate Thursday afternoon) Breast Surgeon (Tuesday morning) Mr Chong (Thursday morning) Mr Thomson (Friday morning) |
| Post operative and results clinic | Wednesday - Mr Thomson/Mr Chong/Miss Lai |
| Tattooing clinic | Once a month, day can vary |
Lina Bunker, Breast Clinic Sister
Qualifications: SRN, SCM, ENB A11 (Breast care)
Lina
trained in London at St Charles' Hospital, Ladbroke Grove and St Mary's
Hospital, Paddington and qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1976. She
trained in midwifery at St Mary's Hospital, Harrow Road and qualified as a
midwife in 1978.
