Rapid Diagnosis Breast Clinic

The Rapid Diagnosis Breast Clinic is held every Wednesday and Saturday at Glendon Wood Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

When you are worried about breast problems, whether they are found to benign or cancerous, you want fast access to expert advice. Here at Glendon Wood, our dedicated multi disciplinary team of specialists is on standby in the clinic to care for your specific needs.

Our Breast Care Nurses are able to offer information and ongoing support throughout the clinical treatment journey.

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.  

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.

If however an abnormality is detected you will receive the immediate support of a Breast Care Nurse and from your Consultant to ensure you have access to an ongoing treatment plan and a clear pathway will be provided on next steps. 

The clinic is available to anyone with breast symptoms (symptomatic). Appointments can be made by calling our Private Appointments team on 01536 536891.

We only offer a mammogram as part of our rapid diagnosis breast clinic for symptomatic patients.

As a self-pay or insured patient you will gain a range of advantages  

• Appointments can be arranged very quickly, reducing the time you have to to wait for either a diagnosis or treatment
• Screenings and investigations (which may not be automatically available to you on the NHS) may be offered
• A wider range of diagnostic tests, treatments and drugs may be available from your Consultant. This means they can treat you in the way they think would be best for your condition.