Our Services A - Z - Burney Breast Unit
About the service
The Burney Breast Unit is located at St Helens Hospital, with patients and outpatient services provided at both hospitals.
The breast service is provided by a team of dedicated clinicians and specialist nurses.
A variety of services are offered to breast cancer patients these include:
- Rapid access, non-urgent, follow-up, and clinical trials clinics.
- Chemotherapy provided onsite within the Lilac Centre, St Helens Hospital
- Consultant surgeons plus breast specialists provide clinical care
- Clinical and Medical Oncologist from Clatterbridge twice a week for adjuvant treatment.
- Expertise primary and secondary breast reconstruction.
- Pre-op phlebotomy service
- Post-op wound care
- Dedicated physiotherapist within the team and access to specially trained nurses to help treat lymphoedema
- Specialist breast nurses run a prosthetic clinic each week
- A team of specialist pathologists provide an essential pathology service
- Consultant radiologists have an important role in screening, diagnosing, and follow-up of patients
- Cancers are treated promptly and do not have to wait for more than four weeks for treatment.
- Additional services such as dietetics, physiotherapy and medical social services are provided at a local level on request. Rehabilitation services are provided by means of support groups within the area
- Patients with a family history of breast cancer may be referred to genetic services at the Liverpool Centre for Genomic Medicine at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, and if necessary can also have genetic counselling
- Counselling is available at St Helens Hospital site on request
- About the Team
Senior Clinical Team Members
Miss Leena Chagla – Consultant Surgeon and Lead Clinician Breast Services
Personal Secretary - Christine Halsall, 01744 646700
Miss Tamara Kiernan – Consultant Breast Surgeon
Personal Secretary - Lyndsey Smith, 01744 646689Miss Sonia Bathla – Consultant Breast Surgeon
Mr Atanu Ray - Associate Specialist
Mr. Ramesh Jois – Associate Specialist in Breast and General Surgery
Personal Secretary - Anne Porter /Dawn Oates/Julie Elliott 01744 646783
Karen Hughes – Surgical Care Practitioner
Monica Reeves – Surgical Care Practitioner
Tracy Scott – Surgical Care Practitioner
Breast Radiologists
Dr. Olga Harris – Consultant Breast Radiologist
Radiology Enquiries – 0151 430 1309Dr Nuthan Gupta – Consultant Radiologist
Jane Harrison- Specialist Advanced Practice Sonographer
Breast Pathologists
Dr. David Barker – Consultant Histopathologist
Breast Plastic Surgeons
Mr. Azhar Iqbal – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr. O. Koshy – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr. Hassan Shaaban – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Miss Rieka Taghizadeh – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Personal Secretaries – 0151 430 1999/1623/1998Breast Care Nurse Specialist Team Members
Sharon Boughey
Louisa Baird
Julie Glynn
Gaynor Power
Voicemail: 01744 646053Unit Manager
Nenita Prile
01744 646058
RGN
Joanne Rattigan
Administration
Jill Atherton Breast data / clinic coordinator
Linda Barlow Macmillan breast cancer support worker.
Breast Reconstruction Nurse Specialist Team Members
Tina Gallagher
Allison Goulden
Voicemail: 0151 430 2235 - Location
Lower ground floor – Red Zone
- Contact Details
Burney Breast Unit - 01744-646036/7
- Additional Information
Lilac Centre - 01744 646166
Macmillan Cancer Support - 01744 64 6985 / 7000 - Relevant Leaflets/Documents/Links
Page last updated on 24th May 2022
