Haematology and Blood Transfusion

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

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

Haematology and Blood Transfusion

Dr M Ghebeh Locum Consultant Haematologist

Dr B Roomallah Locum Consultant Haematologist

Dr Manmit Kaur Consultant

Ellen Godfrey Support Nurse

Dr Ching-Wai Cheung Haematology Consultant

Dr Harsarn Flora Haematology Consultant

Prisca Mundopa Clinical Nurse Specialist

Useful Contacts

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

Chief BMS, Transfusion: Charlotte Alford
01582 49217, Fax - 01582 497388

Clinical Director Dr Danielle Freedman
[email protected]

Out of Hours Bleep 553

Results Enquiries: 01582 497218

General Manager Kevin Nulty
01582 497219
[email protected]

Outpatients booking department: 01582 561385

Chief BMS, Haematology: Susana Das Neves
01582 718770

Switchboard 01582 491166