Haematology and Blood Transfusion (GP information)
Introduction
Haematology and Blood Transfusion, located in the Pathology block of the hospital, offers a high-quality analytical service to clinicians based at the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital and in the surrounding area. The laboratory is fully CPA accredited, and offers clinical guidance and advice. For a list of investigations offered by the department, please visit the Tests Repertoire pages.
Opening Hours:
9.00 to 17.30 – Outside these hours, for urgent requests, please contact the Out of hours BMS on bleep 553.
Referral Process
GP referral by E-RS only.
GP guidance/advice by telephone or letter faxed to Haematology Secretary.
Procedures Provided
The department provides its users with a huge range of tests. The most common include:
- Full Blood Counts (FBC)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Sickle screening
- Glandular Fever screening
- Malarial parasite screening
- Blood Film reviews
- Routine clotting screens
- INR (warfarin monitoring)
- APTT ratios (heparin monitoring)
- Haemostatic investigations e.g. thrombophilia screens, factor assays. (by arrangement)
- Haemoglobin electrophoresis
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) assays
- Special Haematology assays e.g pyruvate kinase, oxygen dissocation assays (by arrangement)
- Cytogenetic investigations of haematological abnormalities including leukaemia and lymphoma (by arrangement)
- Flow cytometry and cytochemisty for the identification of haematological abnormalities including leukaemia and lymphoma (by arrangement)
- Lymphocyte subset counts (CD4, CD8 counts) (by arrangement)
- Blood grouping, antibody screening and cross-matching of blood
Clinics
- General Haematology (new and follow-up)
- 2 week wait cancer clinic (including Choose and Book)
- Joint Oncology Clinic (lymphoma/myeloma) with Professor P Hoskin
- Bone marrow biopsy clinic
- Anticoagulant
- Thrombosis Clinic
- Haemostasis
- Obstetric Haematology
- Paediatric Haematology (shared with Consultant Paediatrician – Dr Toyin Lythe)
Patient Information Leaflets
Clinicians - Consultants/Specialist Nurses
Bedford Hospital
Haematology and Blood Transfusion
DrMuhsinAlmusawy
Consultant Haematologist
Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
Haematology and Blood Transfusion
LaurenBurrows
Haematology Secretary
DakshaChauhan
Haematology Secretary
LorraineBlackmore
Haematology Secretary
CharlotteButtriss
Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist
AbenaMcConkie
Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist
JennaFallon
Lead Cross Site Nurse
DrRachelMoll
Haematology Consultant
DrNohaGasmelseed
Haematology Consultant
DrSaadIdris
Locum Consultant Haematologist
DrSnehaPatel
Clinical Lead for Haematology (Luton)
DrManmitKaur
Haematology Consultant & Governance Lead
DrChing-Wai Cheung
Haematology Consultant
Useful Contacts
Bedford Hospital
General Manager
Caroline Oakes
Caroline.oakes@ldh.nhs.uk
Caroline.oakes@ldh.nhs.uk
PALS (for patient specific enquiries)
01234 795814
pals@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
pals@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
General Manager
Caroline Oakes
Caroline.oakes@ldh.nhs.uk
Caroline.oakes@ldh.nhs.uk
Clinical Director & Associate Medical Director
Dr Danielle Freedman
Danielle.Freedman@ldh.nhs.uk
Danielle.Freedman@ldh.nhs.uk
Out of Hours
Bleep 553
Results Enquiries:
01582 497218
Haematology Admin Lead
Justyna Wala
Justyna.Wala@ldh.nhs.uk
Justyna.Wala@ldh.nhs.uk
Blood Sciences Laboratory Manager
Musfira Bukht
7309
7309
Outpatients booking department:
01582 561385
PALS (for patient specific enquiries)
01582 491 166
PALS@ldh.nhs.uk
PALS@ldh.nhs.uk
Switchboard
01582 491166