Expanded service for patients with soft tissue and bone tumours now operating at Horton General
12/03/2026
“Providing these procedures … at the Horton General will make a real difference to people who need timely, expert tumour diagnosis and treatment”
An expanded service for patients with soft tissue and bone tumours is now operating at the Horton General Hospital, providing faster access to specialist diagnosis and treatment for local people.
The musculoskeletal interventional service provides minimally invasive, image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to treat conditions affecting muscles, joints, bones, and soft tissues under general anaesthetic. This approach is particularly important for children and for people with complex needs.
Since the service began operating at the Horton at the end of 2025 ten patients have been cared for.
The hospital is part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – a Major Centre and Centre of Excellence for the management of soft tissue and bone tumours in adults and children. The Trust also hosts one of the largest multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the management of these conditions.
Dr Raj Chari, a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist and Clinical Service Lead at the Horton General, said: “The expansion of this service is a really important step in strengthening the care we can offer to adults and young people with soft tissue and bone tumours.
“These conditions often require rapid, highly specialised investigation, and being able to provide image guided procedures under general anaesthesia at the Horton General ensures patients can access timely specialist care while benefiting from a more comfortable experience.”
The team performs image guided biopsies to obtain precise tissue samples for diagnosis, along with sclerotherapy to shrink benign bone lesions and reduce pain. The service also provides a minimally invasive heat-based treatment to destroy small areas of tumour tissue, helping to ease symptoms and support personalised care.
Felicity Taylor-Drewe, Chief Operating Officer at OUH, said: “This service is a fantastic example of how we are expanding specialist care across our hospital sites to benefit patients and families. Providing these procedures under general anaesthesia at the Horton General will make a real difference to people who need timely, expert tumour diagnosis and treatment.
“It reflects excellent collaborative working across teams and supports our commitment to high quality, patient centred care.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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