Breast care services
Breast care services
The Breast Unit operates from two sites, Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) delivering clinics 5 days a week (Monday-Friday).
There is also a Breast Care Nurse drop-in each Thursday between 2pm and 4pm in the Macmillan Unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
Most patients are referred from their local GP for diagnosis and treatment of breast conditions. Referrals are also taken from the Pennine Breast Screening Unit.
Comprehensive multi-disciplinary breast services delivered include:
- New patient outpatient services operating from Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Follow up appointments either at Huddersfield or Calderdale.
- Patients are treated within multi-disciplinary clinical teams working to national guidelines.
- Excellent peer review
- 100% of new patient fast track referrals seen within 2 weeks
- Immediate and delayed breast reconstruction
- Nipple areola tattooing.
- Sentinel node biopsy.
- Neo-adjuvant /preoperative endocrine therapy and chemotherapy.
- Access to new drugs through extensive clinical trials.
- Family history screening
- Genetics testing service
- ‘Drop-in’ clinics available weekly
- Support groups weekly
- Support groups for metastatic patients
- Prosthetic and bra fitting
- Lymphoedema assessment and treatment
- Counselling services
- Daycase operating at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Inpatient facilities on Ward 10
Where to find us
Main outpatient departments:
The Calderdale Royal Infirmary, Salterhebble Hill, Halifax. Tel 01422 357171
The Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Lindley Huddersfield. Tel 01484 342000
There is also a Breast Care Nurse drop-in each Thursday between 2pm and 4pm in the Macmillan Unit at CRH.
Who to contact to find out more
Breast Care Nurses Offices:
Calderdale Royal Hospital: 01422 222722/23
Meet the team
Consultant Surgeons: Ms A. Waterworth, Mr R. Frame, Mrs W. Hamilton-Burke.
Nurse Consultant: Joyce Graham,
Specialist Breast Nurses: Julie Bottomley, Debbie Weavill, Carina Madden, Susan Booker, Stephanie Daniels, Faye Farrington.
| Name | Special Interests | Services (available at which site) |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Waterworth - CHFT | Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and Reconstructive Surgeon. MDT Lead Breast Cancer Services | HRI and CRH Outpatients and HRI surgery |
| Mr Richard Frame | Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and Reconstructive Surgeon. Clinical Lead Breast Surgery. | HRI Outpatients and Surgery |
| Mrs Werbena Hamilton-Burke | Consultant Oncoplastic Breast & Reconstructive Surgeon | HRI Outpatients and Surgery |
| Mrs Joyce Graham | Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Breast Care Lead Nurse for MDT | OP Services |
| Dr Rajnee Bai | Consultant Radiologist | |
| Dr Simon Dennis | Consultant Radiologist | |
| Dr Heera Heeranand | Consultant Medical Oncologist | HRI |
| Jo Dent - CHFT | Consultant Medical Oncologist | HRI |
| Dr Francesca Ridley | Consultant Medical Oncologist | HRI |
| Dr Lucy Jones | Consultant Medical Oncologist | HRI |
| Neil Roberts | Consultant Clinical Radiographer | HRI OP Friday AM |
| Lauren Goodway | MDT Co-ordinator | |
| Maureen Overton | Cancer Services Manager | |
| Laura Cooper | General Manager for Surgery & Specialist Services | |
| Clare Barker | Secretary to all Breast Surgeons 01484 342660 |
Breast Care Nursing Team
| Name & Role | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|
Joyce Graham Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Breast Care | joyce.graham@cht.nhs.uk | 01422 22722 / 01422 222711 |
Julie Bottomley Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Breast Care | Julie.bottomley1@cht.nhs.uk | 01422 22723 / 01422 222711 |
Debbie Weavill Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Care | Debbie.weavill@cht.nhs.uk | 01484 355525 / 01422 222711 |
Susan Booker Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Care | susan.booker@cht.nhs.uk | 01484 355524 / 01422 222711 |
Carina Madden Breast Care Support Nurse | carina.madden@cht.nhs.uk | 01422 222721 / 01422 222711 |
Roz Allen Macmillan cancer Care Co-Ordinator | roz.allen@cht.nhs.uk | 01484 355524 / 01422 222711 |
Owen Raine Patient Pathway Coordinator to Breast care Nursing Team | owen.raine@cht.nhs.uk | 01422 222527 |
