One-Stop Breast Clinic
Our One-Stop Diagnosis Breast Clinic has been developed to help ease the anxiety of breast symptoms, such as the discovery of a breast lump.
Quick Appointments
The One-Stop Breast Clinic is held every Tuesday and Friday afternoon/evening.
Quality Care
When you are worried about breast problems, whether they are found to benign or cancerous, you want fast access to expert advice. Here at Springfield, our dedicated multidisciplinary team of specialists is on standby in the Clinic to care for your specific needs.
On the spot tests
During your clinic visit, you will be seen by a consultant Breast Surgeon, who will examine you. If necessary a digital mammography and/or breast ultrasound will be carried out. Depending upon findings from the consultation and the diagnostic results, further tests such as a needle biopsy may be conducted.
Results
In most cases the result of the mammogram and/or ultrasound will be available to the consultant on the day.
Should a biopsy be required, results from these tests are not available for 3-4 days. A follow up appointment date, for you to return to receive these results will be given prior to leaving the clinic.
It is important to emphasise that more often than not the result will be normal and you will leave the clinic with complete peace of mind.
If however an abnormality is detected you will receive the immediate support of a Breast Care Sister and early access to treatment. Springfield Hospital has a newly opened MRI scanner and its own CT scanner. All types of breast surgery is available including breast conserving surgery: either as a wide local excision (lumpectomy) or as a therapeutic mammoplasty (breast reduction style surgery to remove a lump); or mastectomy, with or without an immediate reconstruction and sentinel lymph node biopsy. You will have the opportunity to meet consultant reconstructive surgeons and consultant medical oncologists if required.
Equipment
In 2020 Springfield Breast unit has upgraded all of its diagnostic breast equipment. We now have state-of-the-art Digital Mammography with Tomosynthesis as well as the highest quality breast ultrasound equipment, all of which are available to patients attending the one stop breast clinic.
On site MRI scanning and CT scanning is available should you require it, and our radiologists are specialist in reporting these scans in patents with breast problems.
Book your consultation
Get in touch and speak with our expert team about your treatment options today.