For Patients and Visitors
What is the Service?
We provide both inpatient care and public outpatient services. Public clinics are held every day at Northern Hospital and/or Cragieburn Health Service. Day Oncology Services also operate at both sites, where we are able to administer chemotherapy, iron infusion and perform venesections. Our team consists of 9 haematologists, 1 thrombosis fellow, 1 clinical haematology registrar, 2 day oncology registrars and 1 haematology nurse coordinator as well as 1 nurse practitioner.
What can I expect from the service?
Any patient with a blood disorder can be referred to us. All referrals will be promptly reviewed and patients will be contacted with an appointment date (made according to medical needs), either via post or telephone.
Whether you are an inpatient or outpatient, a discharge summary or letter will also be sent to provide your GP with the latest update of your care. Interpreter services are also provided if required.
What do I bring/need for my appointment?
Please bring with you to the appointment:
- Medicare card
- a current list of your medications
- previous blood tests and imaging (if available)
If pre-clinic blood tests and imaging have been requested, kindly also please organise to do that prior to your appointment. If done outside of Northern Hospital, please let your doctor know which blood collection and/or imaging services you have used.
To contact us:
Phone: 8405 8335
Email: SpecialistClinics@nh.org.au
For Health Professionals
Service Overview
We provide comprehensive care, both inpatient and outpatient services, for a wide range of Haematological disorders including:
- Acute and Chronic Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN), Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Thrombosis and Bleeding Disorders
- Haemoglobinopathies (Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Disease)
- Full Blood Count abnormalities
- Iron disorders
- Obstetric Haematological disorders
Public outpatient clinics are held daily at either the Northern Hospital or Craigieburn Health Service.
Day Oncology (Northern Hospital) and the Day Infusion Centre (located at Epping Private Hospital) provide a service for chemotherapy, iron infusions and venesections. An Apheresis Service will commence in 2024.
Haematology Referral Guidelines – click here
How to refer:
Urgent calls can be made through the Northern Hospital Switchboard 8405 8000 – request to speak to the on-call Haematology Registrar.
Acutely unwell patients should be directed to the nearest Emergency Department.
GP referrals: Use HealthLink to send referrals, results and reports. For more information click here
Virtual Thrombosis Clinic: GP and ED/urgent care centres can now also book patients for thrombosis and anticoagulation-related referrals to the fortnightly (alternate Tuesday) virtual thrombosis clinic through the Victorian Virtual Specialist Consults portal (https://vvsc.nh.org.au/). Click here for further information.
Other health services (hospitals, allied health, specialists etc.): Fax your referral to 8405 8616.
- Locations offering this service
- Northern Hospital Epping
- Craigieburn Centre
