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Referral
COVID-19: Breast service guide
May 2020
Scope
This information provides guidance on the management of Breast patients in the Torbay and South Devon catchment area during the Covid-19 pandemic. The information is based on:
National guidance
Association of Breast Surgery: COVID-19 resources
Letter: Cancer alliance information on managing cancer referrals (NHS England website)
e-Referral Service Selection:
- Specialty: Surgery – 2WW
- Clinic type: 2WW Breast
- Service: 2WW-Lung-Thoracic Medicine-TSDFT-Torbay-RA9
All symptomatic breast referrals can be referred according to usual guidelines.
This includes patients with breast pain or family history, where a separate referral pathway already exists.
Service running as normal.
All new routine referrals will be clinically triaged and will either be added to a waiting list or, if appropriate, A&G will be given.
Please ensure that a practice-based system is in place to check daily for returning referrals with A&G.
Prior to making a routine referral, please ensure that any appropriate Policy or CRG has been reviewed and that all the suggested investigations and management options have been considered.
Existing new and follow-up routine appointments have been cancelled and changed to telephone / video consultation where appropriate.
Request advice as normal.
Telephone no: 01803 656662
Address: Breast Care Unit, Bryant Hall, Torbay Hospital, TQ2 7AA
Telephone No: 01803 655662
Patient Information
Pathway Group
This guideline has been signed off on behalf of the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
