The Lancashire Haematology Centre, based at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is situated on the North West coast of England, and receives referrals for all types of haematological conditions.
There are specialist diagnostic services and therapies available within the department, and we participate in an ever-increasing number of clinical trials, both national and international. The unit is a regional accredited referral centre for Stem Cell Transplants, with over 40 procedures being carried out each year.
Haematology inpatients are treated on Ward E, and there is a dedicated Haematology Day Unit for patients receiving treatments such as transfusions, chemotherapy and apheresis. The haematology clinics are held in the Macmillan Unit which has a large, comfortable waiting room with a tea bar and patient information area. Our staff work together as a multi-disciplinary team to provide the best care for all of our patients.
The Windmill Unit has a large pleasant waiting room with a tea bar which is run by hospital volunteers.
All our out-patient clinics are held here, there are seven clinic rooms, two counselling rooms and a treatment room where bone marrow biopsies are performed. We also have a phlebotomist available to take your blood before you see the doctor.
The Macmillan Support and Information Team are situated in the Windmill Unit to the right of the waiting room entrance. Here you will find information leaflets on most conditions or speak to one of the team if you need further information or advice regarding financial benefits for patients with cancer.
Please note not all patients who have appointments in the Windmill Unit have a cancer diagnosis. We also treat many benign blood conditions.
The Haematology Day Case Unit is based on the ground floor of the Main Corridor along with the Oncology Day Case Unit. The Haematology Day Unit includes 13 Treatment Chairs, two cannulation rooms and a treatment room. There is a dedicated Apheresis Suite with two apheresis machines which are used to harvest stem cells prior to stem cell transplants.
The Day Unit operates from 8:45am to 4:45pm Monday to Friday and provides a wide range of treatments and chemotherapy, alongside blood support and Stem Cell Harvesting.
When you visit the Haematology Day Case Unit, please make sure you check in at reception before your treatment.
The Haematology Ward is based on the 4th Floor of the Womens and Childrens Unit. This consists of a dedicated adolescent room, day room, relaxation room, 12 single ensuite rooms and two bays each with four beds. Side rooms are used for patients who are at high risk of infection. All rooms include a television and wifi.
To respect patients’ privacy, dignity, religious and personal beliefs, the ward provides same sex accommodation. Therefore, patients will stay in bays with others of the same sex or in a single room, depending on the circumstances.
The ward cares for patients requiring specialist haematological and nursing care. We aim to ensure that you receive the best possible care and your stay is as easy as possible.
Our Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) opened in October 2021 to enable patients to receive intense treatments in their own homes. The unit is based on the Haematology Ward.
Rosemere House is a house on the hospital grounds opposite the entrance to A&E. It consists of 4 self-contained ensuite bedrooms. There is a kitchen and relaxation room as well.
Rosemere House is designed for those patients that live far from the hospital, or do not have transport back to the hospital.
It means they can still benefit from ambulatory chemotherapy, whilst having a “home from home” experience close to the ambulatory care unit (ACU) and in-patient ward.
