Haematology

Conditions we treat

Our service has various clinics that cover the following conditions/areas:

• anaemia (iron/B12/folate deficiency, anaemia of chronic disease, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, anaemia of pregnancy)
• disorders of iron metabolism (haemochromatosis)
• neutropenia
• polycythaemia/thrombocytosis
• pregnancy-related immune disorders (fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, haemolytic disease of the fetus)
• preparation for surgery/delivery in Jehovah’s Witnesses and patients with multiple red cell antibodies
• therapeutic plasma or red cell exchange
• patients with problems related to blood transfusion.

For details of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s clinical diagnostic pathology service, visit Synnovis.

Booking a patient at King’s

GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

GPs should refer via e-RS. Other referrers can contact Haematology Clinic Reception on 020 3299 5554. Include all relevant results with the referral.

For GPs: The Adult Haematology Referral Guide for GPs supports GPs in referring patients to haematology. There is also a Quick Referral Guide for GPs that summarises the key points. The guides have been developed jointly by King’s and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Emergency Referrals

For emergency referrals, contact the secretary of the individual consultants or the haematology SpR listed under the Key Clinical Staff tab.

For urgent referrals, contact the secretary of the individual consultants listed under the Key Clinical Staff tab.

Other Queries

For advice, guidance, and transfusion appointments, contact Haematology Clinic Reception on 020 3299 5554.

GPs can also use the referrals guides above, e-RS Advice and Guidance, and Consultant Connect.

Key Clinical Staff