Haematology

About Us

The Department of Haematology is part of both the Medical Directorate and the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine.

The clinical service comprises the general haematology and the coagulation haematology services. It consists of in-patient services and outpatient clinics, the Anticoagulant Monitoring Service (aka Warfarin Clinic) is also overseen by haematology.

The haematology laboratory provides a range of diagnostic and clinical services to Beaumont Hospital, external institutions such as St Joseph’s Hospital, Raheny, nursing homes and the General Practitioners in the surrounding community. The different laboratories within the department include general haematology, coagulation haematology, blood transfusion, flow cytometry and the molecular laboratory. Between them, these laboratories provide a wide repertoire of testing and are involved in the diagnosis of haematological malignancies, molecular diagnosis, management of anticoagulant therapy, clotting factor levels and thrombophilia screening

The majority of haematology inpatients are admitted to St Teresa’s Ward, which is located on the ground floor of the hospital. There is also a busy Haematology Day Unit called the Colman K Byrne Unit (CKB), which is located on the second floor of the hospital. Haematology outpatient clinics take place in either the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) Building or in the outpatient department in the main hospital building.

The routine opening hours for the labs are Monday-Friday, 8am - 8pm.
Please ensure samples arrive in the laboratory as early as possible in the working day.
There is no routine Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday service.Out of hours:
The Medical Scientist on call may only be contacted by bleeping 852

Laboratory Accreditation

The Haematology Laboratory is an INAB accredited laboratory, see www.inab.ie for full scope of accreditation.

The

Beaumont Hospital Laboratory User Guide.pdf

provides information on the tests provided within the Department, sample types, reference ranges and expected turnaround times.

Guidance on appropriate ordering and relevant extra clinical information available in Referral Information and Patient Information section.

Our Services

Referral information

Request forms and patient consent forms available in Patient Information Section below.

Inherited Thrombophilia screen / Lupus Anticoagulant Screen Testing
All requests for inherited thrombophilia screen / Lupus anticoagulant screen testing are vetted and they will not be processed unless accompanied by the fully completed request form, including anticoagulant status, and unless the patient meets the clinical criteria for testing. Clinical guidelines regarding the appropriate timing of Thrombophilia testing can be obtained in the Beaumont Hospital Laboratory User Guide.

Informed patient consent is required for genetic testing for prothrombotic mutations. This includes mutation analysis for Factor V Leiden (including testing done for samples which have an abnormal APCR, therefore APCR requests also require consent in advance) and the Prothrombin Gene Mutation.

Haematology Molecular Testing Requirements
Requests for haematology molecular testing will not be processed unless genetic consent is confirmed on the request form. Informed patient consent is required for genetic testing.

There is a Patient Genetic Information Leaflet available for clinicians and patients to aid in the obtaining of patient consent available in the Patient Section. It will not be possible to test for these mutations if patient consent has not been confirmed on the request form.