Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Teams

King’s College Hospital

Haemoglobinopathy Consultants: Dr. Sara Stuart Smith, Dr. Arne de Kreuk, Dr. Moji Awogbade

Psychology Consultants: Dr. Maria Goridari, Dr. Stacey Barkley

Adult clinic times: Thursdays, 1:30pm – 5:30pm; Fridays 2pm-5:30pm
Where: Haematology Outpatients Department, Suite 7, 1st Floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Telephone: 020 3299 3334
Useful link: www.kch.nhs.uk/service/a-z/haematology

Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Consultants: Dr. Subarna Chakravorty, Dr. Sue Height, Dr. John Brewin, Professor David Rees

Paediatric clinic times: Tuesdays, 09:00 – 12:30
Where: Children’s Outpatient Department, 3rd Floor, Hambleden Wing
Telephone: 0203 299 3773
Useful link: www.kch.nhs.uk/service/a-z/paediatric-haematology

Adolescent clinic times:1st Monday of each month, 15:00 – 17:30

Where: Haematology Outpatients Department, Suite 7, 1st Floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Telephone: 0203 299 3773

King’s College Hospital has several patient information sheets. Click here and search for ‘sickle’

Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital

Haemoglobinopathy Consultants: Dr. Rachel Kesse-Adu, Dr. Kate Gardner, Dr. Dale Seviar, Dr. O Akinpelu

Psychology Consultants: Dr. Heather Rawle, Dr. Kiran Bains, Dr. Natalie Mclaughlin and Dr. Susie Henley

Adult clinic times:  Tuesday 2pm-5pm and Friday 9am – 1pm
Where: Adult sickle cell team based in the Department of Haematology, 4th Floor, Southwark Wing, Great Maze Pond, SE1 7EH
Telephone: 020 7188 7188 or to arrange or cancel appointments 020 7188 2743/2724

Information on Joint Clinic Service and referral link

For full details of the GSTT Outpatient Sickle Cell Service, please download this fact sheet

Evelina Children’s Hospital

Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Consultants:  Dr. Nick Fordham, Dr. Samah Babiker

Paediatric Psychology Consultants: Dr. Hatel Bhatt, Dr. Sarah Brennan

Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Clinic: Every Friday – all day 9.30- 16.00 (first & last clinic times)
Where: Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Lambeth Palace Road. SE1 7EH
Telephone: Appointments – 0207 188 4000; Nurse Specialist – 020 7188 9432

Joint Paediatric Sickle/Nephrology Clinic: Tuesday 13.30 – 16.00 (3rd Tuesday, alternate months)
Where: Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Lambeth Palace Road. SE1 7EH
Telephone: Appointments – 0207 188 4000; Nurse Specialist – 020 7188 9432

Joint Paediatric Sickle/Neurology Clinic: Thursday 09.30 – 12.30  (arranged individually every 3/4 months)

Where: Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Lambeth Palace Road. SE1 7EH
Telephone: Appointments – 0207 188 4000; Nurse Specialist – 020 7188 9432

Joint Paediatric Sickle/Respiratory Clinic: Friday 2pm – 4pm – Monthly. Incorporated into Paed Haemoglobinopathy Clinic
Where: Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Lambeth Palace Road. SE1 7EH
Telephone: Appointments – 0207 188 4000; Nurse Specialist – 020 7188 9432

Transition Clinic: Thursday 17.30 – 19.30 – Monthly (last Thursday of the month)
Where: Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Lambeth Palace Road. SE1 7EH
Telephone: Appointments – 0207 188 4000 ; Adolescent Nurse Specialist – 07770 678 851

University Hospital Lewisham

  • Haemoglobinopathy Consultants: Dr. Tullie Yeghen, Dr. Helen Oram (also Transition)

    Adult clinic times:  Wednesdays, 9 AM  – 5:00pm. Ad-hoc transfer clinics also take place on a Wednesday morning instead of the adult clinic 3-4 times a year.
    Where: Suite 4, Lewisham University Hospital, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LH
    Telephone: To change/cancel appointments, please call the Haematology Secretaries 020 8333 3394 (you may need to leave a message but someone will get back to you). Open Monday – Friday 9am -5pm

    For help and advice during office hours, please call the Clinical Nurse Specialist on 07880006629

    Acute Sickle Cell Unit: Adult Emergency Bypass Unit on Laurel Ward. Open 24/7. Please phone triage line on 020 3192 6912.

    Paediatric Consultant with Haemoglobinopathy specialist interest: Dr. Sarah Wilkinson

    Paediatric clinic times:  Follow up appointments held Wednesday afternoon, 1pm to last appointment time 4pm including Transition Ready, Steady Go clinics on 1st and 3rd Wednesday with Dr Oram.
     Where: Children’s Out-patient Department (Kingfisher) Ground Floor, Pink Zone, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LH
    Telephone: 020 8333 3000 ext 6824

    Other Paediatric Information:

    Peripatetic Trans Cranial Doppler service 3 weeks out of 4

    Separate new patient clinic held once a month

    Joint clinic held once every 2 months with Dr Sarah Wilkinson and with KCH Paediatric Haematology consultants

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich

  • Haemoglobinopathy Consultants:  Dr. Kate Fletcher, Dr. Scott Veitch

    Adult Clinic times: Mondays 1-5pm

    Where: The Macmillan Brook Unit, Stadium Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 4QH, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich

    Monthly Adult clinic times: Wednesday mornings 9:00-1:00pm with Dr. Sara Stuart-Smith, Consultant Haematologist from KCH
    Where: Outpatient Area D, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, SE18 4QH

    Telephone: Adult CNS telephone: 07880006602

    Secretaries 020 8836 5671 / 5313,  020 8836 5054 to arrange or cancel appointments

    Paediatric Consultants: Dr. Debbie Sobande

  • Paediatric clinic times:  Thursday mornings 9:00am -12:00pm

    Joint clinics monthly with KCH Paediatric Haematologist monthly. Transition clinics with Dr. Helen Oram.
    Where: Dolphins Outpatient Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, London SE18 4QH
    Telephone: 02088365691 (for secretary to change appointment)

Croydon University Hospitals

Haemoglobinopathy Consultant: Dr Stella Kotsiopoulou

Adult clinic times:  Tuesday 09:00-13:00; Wednesday 09:00-13:00 & 13:00-17:00; Fridays 09:00-13:00
Where: Croydon University Hospital Main Outpatients Department
Telephone: 0208 401 3026

Additional Info:

Nurse-led Twilight Clinic: every second Monday of each Month, 

Where: Sickle cell and Thalassemia Centre or Croydon university Hospital Main Outpatients Department

Telephone Numbers: 0208 401 3026 (Haematology Secretaries), 0208 401 3000 x 5820 (Haematology appointment enquiries).

Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Centre: 0208 274 6042

Paediatric Consultant: Dr Nazma Chowdhury

Paediatric clinic times:  Thursdays, 09:30-13:00; 1st Thursday of the month is TCD clinic with the King’s College Hospital team
Where: The Willows Children’s Outpatients, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
Telephone:  020 8251 7229
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