Haematology/Oncology Clinic

Haematology/Oncology Clinic is the Clinical Haematology/Oncology Department's outpatient day treatment clinic; emergency centre; and Late Effects Clinic.

We care for children from South Australia and the Northern Territory who have blood disorders and/or cancer. The clinic is a centre for

• referral, diagnosis and review of patients with blood disorders or cancer
• administration of chemotherapy and other treatment therapies
• transfusions

The clinic together with Brookman Ward make up the Clinical Haematology/Oncology Unit.

The clinic has many liaisons with the community, including school visits, Royal District Nursing Service referrals and home visiting.

The clinic enjoys collaborative relations with

Camp Quality
Cancer Council of South Australia
CanTeen
Little Heroes Foundation
Make-a-Wish Foundation
Redkite
Ronald McDonald House
The Childhood Cancer Association
The Haemophilia Foundation of SA
The Hudson Maher Foundation.
The Leukaemia Foundation of SA

How to access the service

A doctor's referral is needed to the Clinical Haematology/Oncology Department of the WCH.

Information for Families

Accommodation is available within the hospital grounds at a nominal charge.  Nearby hotel or motel accommodation is also available. 

The Butterfly Card scheme assists families where children are admitted to hospital for an anticipated period of more than a week or who have frequent admissions or outpatient/day therapy appointments.

Car parking is available on or near the hospital grounds. 

Resources/Publications

Childhood Cancer - Information for Your Family

This information package is written for families who have a child diagnosed with cancer. You can find information on specific diseases, treatment and tests, how to cope with a cancer diagnosis in the family, services at the hospital and where to find more information.

The package does not contain all the answers but it attempts to provide a basic and practical introduction to the common issues that confront a family whose child has cancer. The topics covered are based on our experience of the questions parents and children commonly ask. We hope this information will also be of value to members of the extended family who do not have the opportunity of first hand contact with the Oncology Team.

Childhood Blood Disorders - Information for your Family

This information package is written for families who have a child diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. You can find information on specific diseases, treatment and tests, how to cope with a diagnosisof a bleeding disorder in the family, services at the hospital and where to find more information.

The package does not contain all the answers but it attempts to provide a basic and practical introduction to the common issues that confront a family whose child has a bleeding disorder. The topics covered are based on our experience of the questions parents and children commonly ask. We hope this information will also be of value to members of the extended family who do not have the opportunity of first hand contact with the Haematology Team.

Haematology/Oncology Specialties

Hours

8.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday

Contact Information

Unit Heads

Medical Unit Head Haematology/Oncology
Dr Heather Tapp

Clinical Services Coordinator
Ms Kate Turpin (acting)

Senior Nursing Staff

Clinic Associate Clinical Services Coordinator: Ms Megan Williams (acting)

Hours: Monday to Friday

Role: The Associate Clinical Services Coordinator (ACSC)  is responsible for the day to day management of the clinic and the team within it. The ACSC sets the standard of care that is delivered  by encouraging and empowering nurses to improve patient care, to support, encourage and motivate all staff, ensuring that they meet their learning objectives and contribute to the team.

Nurse Education Facilitator:  Ms Kathryn Whelan/Carina Boehm (acting)

Hours: Monday to Friday

Role:  The Nurse Education Facilitator (NEF) is responsible for the clinical and educational support of staff within the Haematology/Oncology Unit, ensuring that high quality care is delivered. The NEF is responsible for planning and implementing an education plan for the unit and the individuals within it. The NEF provides an orientation program for the multidisciplinary team.

Haemophilia Clinical Practice Consultant (CPC):  Ms Anne Jackson

Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 

Role:  The Haemophilia CPC provides case management and education to the Paediatric Haemophilia patients and their families. The CPC is responsible for the Haemophilia education to the multi disciplinary team.

Remote and Rural Clinical Practice Consultant (R&R CPC): Ms Shandelle Hill

Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Role: The Greg Blewett Outreach Program commenced in 2009 and supports families from regional and remote locations whose child is receiving cancer treatment.  Shandelle Hill is the programs outreach coordinator.  R&R CPC role is to coordinate care for children and their families who live greater than 100km from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.  This includes South Australia, Northern Territory and country NSW and Victoria.

The main role of the outreach coordinator is to provide a link between the specialist oncology team at the WCH and the doctors and nurses who provide care at home.  Depending on your child’s treatment the R&R CPC can provide support to local clinicians enabling some support and low risk treatment to be provided closer to home.

The program aims to establish formal links with shared care centres which will increase the level of care able to be provided closer to home in the future.  Currently services are being expanded in Darwin which has allowed for some low risk chemotherapy and radiotherapy to be administered locally.

Adolescent Young Adult Clinical Practice Consultant (CPC): Ms Shandelle Hill

Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Role: Provision of clinical care to adolescent and young adults through age appropraite nursing, psychosocial screening and assessment. Implementation of age specific cancer care plans and referral.This includes biopsychosocial development and the impact of cancer on the young person and their health and  lifestyle.  Provision of general cancer information for patients, parents, partners and peers with the focus on empowering young people to be involved in the decision making process themselves. Specific cancer education for young people considering their life stage e.g. fertility, sexual health , drugs and alcohol.  Assistance in navigating the health care system - accross different hosptials, treatment settings and the community - this is  from diagnosis to survivorship or palliative care.   Working collaboratively through a visiting programme with schools and peer groups as well as close liasion with TAFE/University or  young peoples workplaces.

Indirect patient centered activities include provision of education for health care professional, Youth Cancer Team service development and coordination of the Youth Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee.

Clinic Coordinator

Ms. Rosina Azeez

Location

2nd Floor Queen Victoria Building

Mailing Address

Haematology/Oncology Clinic

Women's and Children's Hospital

72 King William Road

North Adelaide 

South Australia 5006

Phone/Fax/Email

Ph (08) 8161 7411

Fax (08) 8161 6567

Email cywhs.oncsec@health.sa.gov.au

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