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Breast surgery
Referring via Choose & Book
Use Choose & Book for:
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Routine patients: these should always be referred via the Choose & Book system.
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Urgent patients: all patients should be referred via Choose & Book, including 2 Week Wait.
2 Week Wait patients
If the GP is suspicious that a patient has breast cancer the patient should be referred to the 2 Week Wait Bureau via Choose & Book.
When referring 2 Week Wait patients via Choose & Book, please select 2 Week Wait for the specialty, not Surgery – Breast (breast surgery is currently the only specialty that 2 Week Wait referrals go through Choose & Book).
All referrals are triaged to ensure they are booked into the most appropriate clinic as soon as possible.
Usually patients under the age of 30 will not be accepted under the 2 Week Wait system.
Common conditions
Common Conditions seen in the Breast Clinic are:
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breast lumps
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breast pain
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possible recurrence of breast cancer
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nipple discharge
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Paget's disease
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gynaecomastia (for diagnosis only – see below).
Procedures which may be performed in clinic:
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Fine Needle Aspiration/Biopsy
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breast ultrasound
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mammography
However patients may have to return on another day for imaging.
Exclusions from this clinic
Patients thought to be at an increased risk of breast cancer because of their family history should be referred directly to Clinical Genetics|, Churchill Hospital.
NHS in Oxfordshire: The following procedures are currently NOT funded by the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (either by the breast surgeons or the plastic surgeons):
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correction of breast asymmetry
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excision of gynaecomastia
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breast reduction/augmentation.
Non Oxfordshire referrers should consult their PCT for local commissioning rules.
Mammogram and breast ultrasound
If the GP wishes to arrange a mammogram or breast ultrasound this can be done directly via a referral to:
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Breast Screening Unit
Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Headington
Oxford OX3 7LJ
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Fax: 01865 225767
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Dr Ruth English (lead) and Dr Rosie Adams
Tel: 01865 225321
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Dr Sue Christopher, Dr Jane Baldwin and Dr Vaishali Parulekar
Tel: 01865 225632