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 Macmillan 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 7 clinic rooms, 2 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 Macmillan 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 Macmillan 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, 2 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 4 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.
Duncan House was officially opened in March 2011 by Joe Longthorne, local celebrity singer and entertainer, who has been treated at Blackpool Victoria for leukaemia. The house provides a home from home environment for relatives of leukaemia and stem cell transplant patients to stay overnight to save them the long distance they often have to travel to be with their loved ones.
The house has been named in memory of Graham Duncan who was treated for leukaemia in 2009. During Graham’s treatment his family and friends had to make the exhaustive 160-mile round trip from Barrow to Blackpool to visit him each day. It was during this time that Graham and his wife Liz came up with the idea of providing accommodation for families to stay so that they could be close to their loved ones throughout their treatment. Duncan House is just a 5 minute walk from the hospital.
Their idea was taken on board by the Trust who provided a house on the hospital site with the support of the Rosemere Cancer Foundation who provided a £30,000 grant to refurbish the house. The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund also donated £16,500 for ongoing costs for the house. A special thank you goes to the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, the Kay Kendall Leukaemia Research fund, the Trust, the accommodation office and the fundraising department.
In 2022 further funding is being sought to transform the house in to self-contained apartments for patients and families
