Haematology Department Information

The Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service comprises the departments of Haematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care.

Main Offices

Haematology, Ground Floor, Canterbury Health Laboratories, 80300, fax 81432, referral fax 81432

Haematologists

Dr Andrew Butler, Dr Peter Ganly, Dr Steve Gibbons, Dr Emma Jane MacDonald, Dr Sean McPherson, Dr Mark Smith, Dr Ruth Spearing.

Inpatient Services

Clinical Haematology Unit, (BMTU) Lower Ground Floor, Riverside Block. Registrar - pager 8191.

Consultation and On-call Services

Haematology (Monday to Friday). Fax referrals to 81432. Please also send referral via internal mail to the Department of Haematology. The Registrar or Consultant taking referrals can be contacted on pager 7031.
Haemostasis Service: 81246. This service comprises a Haematologist (Dr Mark Smith) and Nurse Specialists (pager 8527 or 81246) and is a specialist coagulation resource for the CDHB. It provides for outpatient anticoagulation including administering and/or teaching self-administration of LMWH and is a consultancy service for difficult cases of coagulopathy.
Laboratory Haematology. The Laboratory Registrar may be contacted on pager 8314. Please make it clear whether a full consultation is required or just a bone marrow examination.
For urgent consults after hours, contact the on-call Haematologist.

Consultation Guidelines

Severe and/or unexplained anaemia, neutropaenia, and thrombocytopaenia. Leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other haemopoietic malignancies. Bone marrow transplantation both autologous and allogeneic. Diagnosis and management of thrombotic disorders. Haemorrhagic diseases including inherited conditions such as haemophilia. Laboratory haematology.

Departmental Guidelines

Refer to the Haematology Department Protocols and Guidelines (online at http://redbook.streamliners.co.nz).


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Document Owner:	Blue Book Editorial Committee (see Who's Who)
Issue Date:	December 2013
Next Review:	December 2015
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