Clinical Haematology | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai

Auckland City Hospital

Contact Details

Phone (09) 307 2829

(Haematology outpatient clerks)

Street Address

2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023

Postal Address

Private Bag 92 024
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142

Description

Our service is part of the Regional Cancer and Blood Service at Auckland District Health Board.  Our teams are specialists in providing care in haematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology. We are here to ensure that you get the best care with the best possible outcome for you and your whānau.  This video is here to introduce all of our services to you.

What is Clinical Haematology?
 
Haematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs. Such disorders may involve the:
  • components of blood (cells and plasma)
  • coagulation (blood clotting) processes
  • bone marrow
  • lymph nodes. 

To help in the diagnosis of blood disorders, you will need to be interviewed and examined by a doctor and then probably need to have blood samples taken for analysis in the laboratory. You may also need to have x-rays, bone marrow samples or tissue biopsy.

These results will be assessed, discussed with you by a specialist, and a treatment plan developed.

Some treatments are administered in the Haematology Department Day Stay or Haemophilia sections. Others are administered by your GP (General Practitioner) and some require admission to the Haematology Ward which is Motutapu Ward on the 11th Floor Support building.

Referral Expectations

Urgent problems are assessed on the same day by a registrar who then discusses them with the consultant.  Initial contact may be by telephone.

Other referrals should be sent through the Central referrals situated at GLCC.

Less urgent problems such as iron overload are seen at outpatients in one to two months.

In between, the more usual referrals such as anaemia, low blood cell counts, lymphoma and clotting problems are seen within one to two weeks.

A consultant reviews all the referrals each day and ensures that the problem is assessed with appropriate speed.

Procedures / Treatments

Bone marrow biopsy
Haematology blood tests
Venesections
Blood transfusions
Chemotherapy
Lumbar puncture (LP)

Visiting Hours

Motutapu Ward: 11am to 8pm

Travel Directions

Haematology Day Stay, Thrombosis Unit and Haemophilia Centre are in the yellow brick Cancer and Blood Services Centre (click here for map).

Some Haematology Outpatient Clinics are held at Greenlane Clinical Centre.

The Haematology Ward is Motutapu Ward on the 11th floor of the support building.

Parking

There is a parking building on the Grafton Rd border of the Auckland Hospital site.  There are fees payable.

Parking immediately outside the Haematology/Cancer building is very limited. There is a drop off area outside the main door. 

Regular e.g. chemotherapy or transfusion patients should discuss any parking difficulties with our social worker.

At Greenlane (outpatient consultation site), parking is well sign posted from the Greenlane entrance. Again, fees are payable.

Pharmacy

There are two on site pharmacies.

The general (commercial pharmacy) is on the 5th floor, opposite Muffin Break.

The Hospital Pharmacy (for special hospital only prescriptions) is in the administration block on the 6th floor.

Website

www.adhb.health.nz/

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/haematology/clinical-haematology-auckland-te-toka-tumai/