Clinical Haematology

The Clinical Haematology department provides comprehensive services for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant and non-malignant disorders of the blood and bone marrow.

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Clinical haematology provides services for the investigation and treatment of haematological disorders. These include leukaemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, red cell disorders (including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia), bleeding and thrombotic disorders, anticoagulation, nutritional anaemias and transfusion medicine.

The department is an integrated part of the Leeds Cancer Centre and works in partnership with the oncology department for delivery of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We also work closely with the External Link Haematological Malignancies Diagnosis Service (HMDS) which provides a regional and supra-regional diagnostic service.

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Leeds is a trial acceleration programme (TAP) centre supported by Cure Leukaemia, a charity funding some of our haematology non-commercial trials.

What we do

Clinical haematology provides services for the investigation and treatment of haematological disorders. These include leukaemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, red cell disorders (including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia), bleeding and thrombotic disorders, anticoagulation, nutritional anaemias and transfusion medicine.

All adult haematology services are located in Bexley Wing at St James’s Hospital. Most inpatient care is provided on level 3 in a modern, hepa-filtered 40-bedded area (wards J88 and J89).

Special facilities for young adults are provided in the teenage and young adult unit (ward J94) on level 5. Services for paediatric haematology patients are at Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary.

We have a large clinical trials portfolio, we lead a national service for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and we also provide regional services for bone marrow transplantation, haemophilia and haemoglobinopathies. There is also a weekly Haematology peripheral clinic at Wharfedale Hospital.

For more service information on specific haematological conditions, follow the links below.

  • The Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) National Service is a designated commissioned service to provide specialist support to patients and their families with PNH. The service is based at St James’s Hospital, Leeds and Kings College Hospital, London. Further information can be found at PNH Leeds
  • The Leeds Haemophilia Centre is a Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC) providing outpatient and inpatient care for over 500 patients with inherited bleeding disorders.

Get involved

Friends of the Leeds Centre for Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma

The charity (registered charity No. 509071) was established in 1979 (previously named the Friends of the Leukaemia and Lymphoma unit LGI). During this time, almost £4 million has been raised towards ensuring the highest standard of equipment and a user friendly environment within the haematology department, development of diagnostic services and “pump-priming” of translational research and clinical trials.

Donations can be made online at Just Giving.

For further information, Carol Bilbrough at [email protected]

Leeds Cancer Partnership Group

There are lots of ways in which you can help support our cancer patients and you can make contact with the Leeds Cancer Partnership Group to find out more about volunteering.

How to find us

We are located in Bexley Wing at St James’s Hospital. For maps, directions and car parking information to St James’s Hospital, the postcode is LS9 7TF.

  • For the main haematology outpatients, take the blue lift to level 3, turn left and then right.
  • You will find a patient information room and phlebotomy service. Within this area is the supportive and ambulatory care units, therapeutic apheresis service and Leeds Clinical Research Facility. You can also find the haematological malignancy diagnostic service (HMDS) laboratory on level 3 (turn right and then right from the blue lift).
  • To find the main wards (J88/J89) walk down the long corridor from outpatients or go to level 3 in the green lift.
  • The pre-assessment clinic (chemotherapy) is on level 1 of Bexley Wing. Most chemotherapy treatments are given in the oncology day unit on level 1.

Wards J95, J96 and the teenage and young adult unit (J94) are located on level 5.

Outpatient pharmacy and radiology departments are located on level 0.

Paediatric haematology services are located in Clarendon Wing at Leeds General Infirmary.

Accessibility Guide

The Trust’s accessibility guides, created by AccessAble, are a great way to help you navigate our sites. You can use them to find accessibility information, including details about car parking, lifts, toilets, main entrances, hearing loops, and much more.

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Contact us

Our address is

Department of Clinical Haematology
Level 3, Bexley Wing
St James’s University Hospital
Leeds, LS9 7TF

Telephone numbers

Other contacts

Haematology Outpatients – 0113 2067700

Personnel

Clinical Lead – Dr Manish Jain

General Manager – Keely Townend

Assistant General manager – Andrea Burnell

Matrons – Claire Ferris / Katie Sweeting

Business Manager – Rachel Midwood

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