Matthew Best, an RCVS-recognised specialist in small animal medicine, is leading the Eastcott oncology service
Best Care As Eastcott Launches Specialist-led Oncology Service
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A Wiltshire referral centre has expanded its industry-leading services by launching a specialist-led oncology department.
The new service at Eastcott Referrals, in Swindon, will be led by the highly experienced Matthew Best, an RCVS-recognised specialist in small animal medicine.
Matthew said the new Eastcott department offers all chemotherapy options, alongside a comprehensive surgical service and the latest cutting-edge equipment.
He said: “At Eastcott, we have amazing facilities and staff to care for pets with cancer, so we are proud to launch this comprehensive new oncology service.
“We have a custom-designed chemotherapy room, multiple sterile theatres - including our interventional radiology theatre - and state-of-the-art imaging facilities, with a 64-slice CT scanner and advanced ultrasound equipment.
“We are able to manage the full range of tumour types including maxillofacial tumours, from diagnosis to treatment.
“We use a variety of techniques to allow accurate staging, including minimally invasive biopsy and lymph node harvesting, as well as sentinel lymph node mapping and advanced medical imaging.
“Treatment options include advanced soft tissue surgical oncology and the full range of medical oncology. This may involve standard and metronomic chemotherapy, intracavitary chemotherapy and immunotherapy, such as the melanoma vaccine.
“We pride ourselves on helping owners understand our treatment plan through the whole process and emphasise the importance of making the right decisions to maintain the welfare of our patients.”
Duncan Barnes, clinical director at Eastcott Referrals, which is part of Linnaeus, said: “For effective treatment, oncology requires close collaboration between many different departments.
“We are lucky to have a great depth of experience across medical oncology, soft tissue surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery and we all work together to provide the best possible treatment.
“Our nursing team is also highly skilled and provides outstanding and personal care to ensure the wellbeing of every patient.”
Eastcott Referrals offers expert care in cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oncology orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, diagnostic imaging and CT, anaesthetics and analgesia and has its own emergency and critical care facility.
For more information about Eastcott Referrals, visit www.eastcottreferrals.co.uk or search for Eastcott Referrals on LinkedIn.
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