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

Main outpatient departments:

The Calderdale Royal Infirmary, Salterhebble Hill, Halifax. Tel 01422 3557171

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.

Breast Care Nurses Offices:

Calderdale Royal Hospital: 01422 222711

Consultant Surgeons: Ms A. Waterworth,  Mr R. Frame, Mrs W. Hamilton-Burke.

Nurse Consultant: Joyce Graham

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 Heeranand Keswani	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