Thrombosis and haemostasis

What we do

We are national leaders in venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment. We are also a haemophilia centre.

We offer a full range of diagnostic services and treat conditions including:

• venous thrombosis such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)
• thrombophilias including genetic thrombophilia and acquired conditions such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
• thrombocytosis, thrombocytopaenia and polycythaemia.
• bleeding disorders such as haemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
  

Our services offers rapid assessment of patients with suspected DVTs, usually seeing them the day they are referred. We aim to make a diagnosis within two hours and have patients needing treatment home within four hours.

As part of our high-quality patient-centred service, we have an extensive research programme. Current projects include:

• improving outcomes after DVT
• examining how thrombophilia (a condition where blood clots too easily) affects miscarriage
• learning the lessons from thrombosis brought on by hospital stays.
  

Location

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

Contact Details

• Anticoagulation Clinic: +44 (0)20 3299 3333

Patient Information Leaflets

Conditions we treat

Our service has various clinics that deal with the following conditions:

• thrombophilia
• antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
• thrombocytosis
• thrombocytopaenia
• polycythaemia
• bleeding disorders such as haemophilia.
  

Our DVT service has become a template for innovation and good practice. Patients are referred for rapid assessment of suspected DVT and are usually seen on the day of referral in a nurse-led clinic. They are anticoagulated and undergo in-house individualised risk factor assessment, thrombophilia testing and cancer screening. Time to diagnosis is now under two hours and patients requiring treatment are home within four hours.

We also offer an early-discharge PE service and a haemophilia centre.

King's Thrombosis Centre strives carries out extensive translational research to ensure it continues delivering a high-quality patient-centred service. Current projects include:

• defining and improving outcomes after DVT
• characterising the prothrombotic state in obesity
• optimising low molecular weight heparin regimens in pregnancy
• defining the role of thrombophilia in pregnancy loss
• characterising the prothrombotic state after stroke
• examining haemostatic abnormalities in liver disease
• learning the lessons from hospital-associated thrombosis.
  

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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, please contact the Haematology Outpatients Department:
Tel 020 3299 3334

Emergency Referrals

For emergency referrals, contact the individual consultants’ secretary or haematology SpR listed under the Key Clinical
Staff tab.

For urgent referrals, please contact the individual consultants' secretary listed under the Key Clinical Staff tab.

Other Queries

For advice, guidance or routine referrals, please contact the Haematology Outpatients Department:
Tel 020 3299 3334

Referral Forms

There are no referral forms for this service.

Key Clinical Staff