South West England

University Hospitals Bristol

Contact Us

For all general and appointment enquiries please contact our Administration team on:

Telephone: 0117 342 1873

Email: HaemophiliaAdministration@UHBW.nhs.uk

 

If you are a patient and have any clinical enquiries please call our nursing team to speak to one of our nursing staff on:

Telephone: 0117 342 1872

Email: Haemophilia@UHBW.nhs.uk

Please note both the Administration team and nursing staff can be contacted Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00. For any urgent clinical enquiries outside of these hours please call our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) on 0117 342 2011 which is available 24/7.

SDEC is for existing patients with urgent enquires, if you are a member of the medical team wishing to refer a new patient, please read the details on the referral section for contact information

 

Bristol Haemophilia Centre
Bristol Haematology And Oncology Centre
Location D701B
Horfield Road Bristol,
BS2 8ED

0117 342 1872 / 0117 342 1873

Who We Are

Consultants
Dr Amanda Clark (Centre Director)
Dr Amy Knott (Co-centre Director)

Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Dr Kirsty Ryninks

Clinical Nurse Specialists
Emma Franklin (Centre Manager + CNS)
Louise Humphrey (TTP Lead CNS)
Emily Bloxham (TTP lead CNS)
Clare Pateman (CNS)
Victoria Townsend (CNS)
Joana Carvalho (Registered Nurse)

Adult Haematology Benign Support Worker
Lottie Wood

Referral Information

Patients can be referred to the Haemostasis team in UHBW by the following pathways:

  • Existing patients known to UHBW are able to self-refer directly to the Haematology unit (in hours 0117 342 1872 out of hours 0117 342 2011)
  • Haematologists suspecting TTP from a blood film should arrange urgent local review of the patient. Suspicion of the diagnosis should prompt urgent discussion with the on call Adult Haemostasis consultant at UHBW (24/7 cover through UHBW Switchboard 0117 923 0000).
  • If unable to make contact try these alternatives in the following order:
    • Haematology SpR: in hours Haemostasis SpR bleep 2677; out of hours Adult Haematology SpR via UHBW switchboard.
    • Via BHOC SDEC: 0117 3422011, please explain that you need to urgently contact the Haematology registrar or Haemostasis consultant on call

 

Where there is a wide differential diagnosis, the Haemostasis consultant may decide to arrange urgent transport of sample for ADAMTS13, rather than patient transfer. See ADAMTS13 testing for further details.

Blood

ADAMTS13 testing

Please discuss any urgent/new cases (even if you do not think it is TTP) with the on call Haemostasis consultant at UHBW (switchboard 0117 923 000) before sending an urgent sample. We are able to offer testing 7 days per week.

For urgent samples once agreed by the UHBW clinician above please Tel: 0117 342 2708 (available 24/7) when sample is on route.

 

Sample Requirements for ADAMTS 13 activity: Standard Coagulation Tubes.

Either as:

2 citrated blood samples despatched to arrive in the laboratory within 48 hours of sample collection as un-centrifuged whole blood (stored at room temperature). For urgent samples, the sample does not need to be spun or frozen but should be sent urgently by courier to:

Specialist Coagulation Laboratory, Level 8 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Marlborough Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW.

OR:

Double spun plasma (at 2,000g) divided into 4 aliquots (minimum volume 150 µL in each). Freeze immediately at -70⁰C. Send frozen / on dry ice to:

Specialist Coagulation Laboratory, Level 8 Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Marlborough Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW.