Paediatric sickle cell & thalassaemia

What we do

We provide care and treatment for children with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. We have the longest-established clinic in the UK which is run by paediatric (children), haematology (blood), nursing and clinical psychology specialists.

We see children mainly from London and the South East but other parts of the UK as well. Most children are diagnosed when they are born and will receive follow-up in our clinic until they are 18.

As well as our weekly outpatient clinic, we run regular joint sickle cell neurology clinics for children who have had serious problems such as stroke. We also have a day unit for chidlren who need regular blood transfusions.

Our service works closely with the paediatric surgeons and colleagues in the intensive care wards. We monitor children regularly using blood and urine tests and transcranial doppler scans, to pick up those who are at risk of stroke.

We can assess children who have learning difficulties and liaise with schools where appropriate. We can also help children with emotional problems or psychological difficulties.

Location

Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Children's Outpatients: +44 (0)20 3299 3560

Patient Information Leaflets

• Children's Sickle Cell & Thalassemia Clinic

Conditions we treat

We treat all significant haemoglobinopathies which include homozygous sickle cell anaemia (HbSS) and the double heterozygote conditions:

• HbSC
• HbSD (Punjab)
• HbSO (Arab)
• HbS ß thalassaemia (ß+, ß0,dß and Lepore)
• HbSE
• beta thalassaemia
• haemoglobin H disease.
  

We do not routinely accept referrals for children who are carriers only but will advise on rare haemoglobin variants.

What is required before referring a patient

Send relevant haemoglobinopathy results, if available.

Booking a patient at King's

Appointments for this service are made via the national Choose and Book system. Please see the Choose and Book page for more information.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

For routine referrals, send the referral letter to:

Consultant Paediatric Haematologist or Consultant Community Paediatrician
C/o Paediatric Haematology Secretary
3rd Floor, Hambledon Wing,
Child health
Kings College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Or fax: 020 3299 4068

Emergency Referrals

For emergency referrals, contact the Paediatric Haematology Secretary:
Tel 020 3299 3773
Fax 020 3299 4068

Outside normal working hours, contact the on-call paediatric registrar via King's main switchboard on 020 3299 9000 if a child is likely to need admission for investigation and treatment.

Other Queries

For all other queries, contact the Paediatric Haematology Secretary on 020 3299 3773 or the on-call Paediatric Haematology Registrar via King’s main switchboard on 020 3299 9000.

Referral Forms

There are no referral forms for this service.

Key Clinical Staff