Haematology
Main Address
- Blood Sciences
The Whittington Hospital
5th Floor - Diagnostic Block
Magdala Avenue
London - N19 5NF
- 020 7288 5775 / 5776
The Biochemistry Department offers general chemistry and hormone testing for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. The laboratory offers a 24 hour 7 day service to the hospital and a routine service to local GPs. The service includes analysis and advice on interpretation and further investigation.
The laboratory reports almost 2 million tests a year most of which are carried out on highly automated equipment at the Whittington. More specialised investigations may be sent to reference laboratories – mostly in London though some samples are sent as far as Liverpool and Newcastle.
The department is UKAS accredited to ISO15189:2012 with an expiry date of 31/08/2022.
For information about tests that are covered in this scope please refer to Whittington Health Schedule of Accreditation.
Further information on laboratory testing is available at http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk
The Haematology department offers a wide range of investigations including cellular haematology, coagulation, blood transfusion and haemoglobinopathy studies. More specialised investigations such as cell-markers and thrombophilia screens are sent to appropriate specialist laboratories.
Range of services
Investigation into areas such as:
- Renal (kidney) and liver function tests
- Cholesterol and other lipids
- Diabetes diagnosis and monitoring
- Bone minerals and hormones
- Thyroid function testing
- Reproductive hormones
- Cardiac markers (used in the diagnosis of heart disease)
- Tumour markers (used in monitoring some cancers)
- Drugs
Useful resources
Monday to Friday
9am to 4:30
(mornings tend to be busier than afternoons)
9am to 4:30
(mornings tend to be busier than afternoons)
Locations See on a map
Patient Leaflet
- Deferasirox treatment for iron overload
- Deferiprone treatment for iron overload
- Desferal at home for red cell patients
- Desferal treatment for iron overload
- Genetic Haemochromatosis
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency - Information for parents
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency - Information for patients
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hydroxycarbamide Information for Parents and Carers
- Hydroxycarbamide Information for Teenagers
- Hydroxyurea (also known as hydroxycarbamide) - Information for patients
- Incentive spirometry for adult patients with sickle cell disease
- Medications, vaccinations and travel with sickle cell - information for parents
- Medications, vaccinations and travel with sickle cell - information for patients
- Medications, vaccinations and travel with thalassaemia - information for parents
- Medications, vaccinations and travel with thalassaemia - Information for patients
- Preventing blood clots leaflet - A patients guide
- Priapism for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
- Sexual health, contraception and preparing for pregnancy (for thalassaemia and sickle cell patients)
- Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Children
- Sickle Cell disease and pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease in adulthood
- Sickle cell home management action plan - Information for parents
- Thalassaemia syndromes and pregnancy
- Transition from paediatric to adult services for individuals with sickle cell disease
Last updated01 Jul 2020