Appointments
Breast imaging
How to get an appointment
Your GP or another health professional working at Guy's and St Thomas' can refer you.
Changing or cancelling your appointment
Breast imaging appointment: 020 7188 8317
Outpatient clinic appointment bookings: 020 7188 0881, 020 7188 5789 or 020 7188 7188, extension 53480
Before your appointment
You can eat and drink as normal before your appointment.
On the day, please do not wear:
- deodorant
- powder or lotion on your breasts or underarms
- perfume
During your appointment
At your appointment you may have a:
- mammogram (X-ray of your breast)
- breast ultrasound
- breast biopsy
Information about any examinations or scans you may need will be in your appointment letter.
After your appointment
We will send you and your GP a letter with your results. If you do not get a letter within 2 weeks, please call 020 7188 1469.
Our booking team will contact you by phone or letter if you need a follow-up appointment in the breast unit.
If you are a breast cancer patient and want to speak to a nurse, please call our breast care nurses.
Last updated: November 2023