Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting
verification
- Open Referral network
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Breast specialist
Specialises in
- Breast surgery
Bupa specialist
- Breast specialist
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Miss Rachel Bright-Thomas obtained a first in medical sciences at Cambridge University and then did her clinical training at Oxford University. Rachel qualified in 1993 worked in several London teaching hospitals, before moving home to take up a consultant post in the West Midlands in 2006.
As part of her training Rachel did a masters degree looking at cancer gene therapy and spent her final year in training in 1 of only 9 National Oncoplastic Breast Fellowships, learning how to use plastic surgical techniques to complement and enhance the results of her breast cancer surgery. Rachel is fully trained in breast reconstruction and offers this as part of her regular NHS practice.
Rachel has previously been both MDT and clinical lead for breast services in her NHS post. All her elective work is breast surgery as outlined above.
Rachel is also very involved in surgical education, having previously been the Royal College of Surgeons College Tutor and co-ordinator for the West Midlands surgical teaching programme. She has more recently become the area training programme director for general surgical trainees in Coventry, Worcestershire and Warwickshire and is on the Education and Training committee of the Association of Breast Surgeons.
Areas of interest
breast pain; breast lumps; nipple discharge; breast cysts; breast cancer; all breast surgery; sentinel lymph node biopsy; oncoplastic breast surgery; therapeutic mammoplasty; fat transfer into breast; intra-operative radiotherapy; immediate breast reconstruction; nipple reconstruction
Medical secretaries
- Olivia Howard
- Spire South Bank Hospital 139 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3YB
- 07935 058827
- 07935 058827
- secretary@bright-thomas.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Miss Rachel Bright-Thomas has worked with Dr Gavin Nicol at the following hospitals:
- Spire South Bank Hospital (1-5)
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Miss Rachel Bright-Thomas has worked with Dr Joanna Marriott at the following hospitals:
- Spire South Bank Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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S1500
Biopsy of skin or subcutaneous tissue - (1-5)
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B2820
Wide local excision of breast +/- local mobilisation of glandular breast tissue to fill surgical cavity - (1-5)
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T9021
Injection of magnetic lymphatic tracer and subsequent sentinel node mapping +/- sampling for breast cancer - (1-5)
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B3220
Core biopsy lesion of breast - Unilateral - (1-5)
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B2880
Excision biopsy of breast lesion after localisation - (1-5)
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B2831
Re-excision of lesion of breast if resection margins are not clear with local mobilisation - (1-5)
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S0656
Removal of lipoma - (1-5)
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B2760
Skin/nipple sparing mastectomy (including axillary node biopsy) - unilateral - (1-5)