All patients diagnosed with a suspected soft tissue or bone sarcoma, should be referred for diagnosis at a sarcoma specialist centre or at a diagnostic clinic under the direction of a sarcoma specialist centre.
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Here are all of the sarcoma specialist centres/multidisciplinary teams (MDT) in the UK.
England
Bone and soft tissue specialist centres:
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham
The Oxford Sarcoma Service/ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
The London Sarcoma Service/ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust/ Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Soft tissue specialist centres:
Liverpool Sarcoma Service/ Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust
Leeds Regional Sarcoma Service/ Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Bone sarcomas referred to Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham.
Sheffield Sarcoma Unit/ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Bone sarcomas referred to Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham.
East Midlands Sarcoma Service/Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust. Bone sarcomas referred to Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham.
Bristol Sarcoma Service/ North Bristol NHS Trust. Bone sarcomas are referred to the Oxford Sarcoma Service.
Exeter Sarcoma Service/ Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
The London Sarcoma Service. Bone sarcomas referred to Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
Wales
North Wales. All soft tissue and bone sarcomas are referred to Greater Manchester and Oswestry Sarcoma Service (GMOSS).
South Wales Sarcoma Multi-Disciplinary Team. Bone sarcomas referred to Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham.
Northern Ireland
Sarcoma Multi-Disciplinary Team. Bone sarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed and treated across a number of hospitals including Musgrave Park Hospital Belfast, Ulster Hospital Dundonald, and Belfast City Hospital.
Scotland
Scottish Sarcoma Network Soft tissue and bone sarcomas are treated at the following regional centres:
- Aberdeen
- Dundee
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Inverness