Cancer (Kids Cancer Centre), Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
Contact
Day Oncology Unit: (02) 9382 0048
Cellular and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit: (02) 9382 0239
Haematology and Oncology Unit: (02) 9382 1234
About our service
The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick's cancer service is an integral part of Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC).
The MCCCC represents a new era of collaboration between clinicians and scientists working together to end the burden of children’s cancer. It is a joint initiative of Children’s Cancer Institute, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and UNSW Sydney, supported by Minderoo Foundation.
Our service provides care for children and adolescents with cancer and haematologic diseases, and conducts the largest bone marrow transplant program in the region. We accept international and interstate patients for complex bone marrow transplants and apheresis.
Our services
We specialise in the investigation of possible haematologic (blood) and oncological (cancer) disorders, and diseases requiring Bone Marrow or Cord Blood Transplantation. We provide expert treatment and care to children and adolescents affected by these illnesses.
We also care for young adult patients with cancer who are aged between 15 and 25 years of age and their families, and provide a dedicated, collaborative service between paediatric and adult cancer specialists.
Other conditions treated at the centre include:
- Haemophilia and other bleeding disorders
- Haemoglobinopathies, primarily thalassaemia major and sickle cell disease
- Severe aplastic anaemia
- Vascular tumours and anomalies
- Haemolytic anaemia.
The department is made of a team of medical, nursing, allied health and psychological staff. Weekly meetings between paediatric oncologists, radiation oncologists, paediatric surgeons, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and pathologists ensures optimal care for our patients.
Facilities and services
Our service provides a number of different services and programs to help you while your child is treated.
Learn more about our wards, clinics and programs below.
Clinic information
The Hospital's outpatients service co-ordinates the following clinics:
- Haematology / Oncology new and current patient clinics for the investigation and treatment of haematologic disorders (thalassaemia, haemophilia and thrombosis, anaemia and neutropenia), cancer and diseases requiring bone marrow transplantation
- Haematology / Oncology Long-term Follow-up Program
- Brain Tumour Program
Unit information
The Centre operates across 2 units (Level 6, Building B) and 1 day care unit (Level 5, Building B) with an outpatient department, although there are often patients on other medical or surgical wards within the Hospital.
Our inpatient unit is located on level 6 of Building B and has single-patient rooms and isolation rooms for both bone marrow transplant patients and other patients needing isolation based on their medical needs.
Day treatment facilities are provided in the dedicated paediatric haematology/oncology unit located on level 5 of Building B.
Our programs
Our cancer service provides a number of different programs for patients and their families, including:
- Card and Marrow Transplant Program
- Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Program
- Late Effects and Survivorship Program
- Palliative Care
- Brain Tumour Program
- Haematology Non-Malignant Program
For more detailed information on these programs, check out The Cancer Handbook.
Hospital support services
We offer a range of services and facilities to help you while your child is undergoing treatment. These include:
- Play and music therapy
- Hospital school
- Family accommodation
- Clinical psychology
For more detailed information on visiting, please refer to The Cancer Handbook.
Community outreach
The Outreach Program is staffed by a number of outreach nurses who provide support and education to regional and rural patients, communities and hospitals. The nursing team provide all the children, adolescents and their families with support and practical assistance. They work closely with the medical team at the Hospital, local teams and the GP involved in the patient’s care.
The Outreach Program covers all of NSW and the ACT, with much of the team’s time spent in the larger population centres such as Canberra, Campbelltown, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.
Whilst in these areas the nurses liaise with paediatricians, GPs, community and palliative care services as well as conducting school visits or home visits, depending on the patient’s needs.
Outreach clinics are also run by the program staff including oncology and haematology clinics in Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga and Canberra. There is also a haematology clinic held four times a year in Campbelltown.
For more information please contact Kylie Stark, Nursing Manager, kylie.stark@health.nsw.gov.au.
