Childhood cancer assessment and care
Specialist assessment, diagnosis support, treatment planning and follow-up for children and adolescents with suspected or confirmed cancer, coordinated with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Specialist Services
Paediatric oncology and haematology care built around the individual child.
This page brings together the practice’s clinical scope and care pathway. A child’s diagnosis, investigations and treatment plan are determined only after appropriate clinical assessment.
What the practice does
From first specialist review to long-term follow-up.
Every child’s situation is different. Care is individualised after formal clinical assessment and may involve a multidisciplinary hospital team.
Paediatric oncology
Childhood cancers are not simply smaller versions of adult cancers.
Paediatric oncology focuses on cancers affecting infants, children and adolescents. Specialist care may involve leukaemia, lymphoma, brain and central nervous system tumours, Wilms tumour, neuroblastoma, bone tumours and soft-tissue sarcomas, among other diagnoses.
Paediatric haematology
Blood disorders can be malignant or non-malignant.
Paediatric haematology includes assessment of complex anaemias, low or abnormal blood counts, platelet and bleeding disorders, haemoglobin disorders, bone-marrow failure and other blood conditions that may require specialist investigation and long-term follow-up.
How specialist care may progress
A clear pathway, adapted to the child.
Specialist assessment
Review of the child’s history, examination and available investigations to understand the clinical picture and immediate priorities.
Investigation & planning
Further laboratory, imaging, pathology or other specialist investigations may be coordinated before a treatment or monitoring plan is finalised.
Treatment & coordination
Care may involve hospital, pharmacy, pathology, radiology, allied-health and other specialist teams, depending on the diagnosis and treatment plan.
Follow-up & survivorship
Ongoing review can include recovery, treatment effects, development, return to school and longer-term survivorship needs.
Referrals & second opinions
Referring a child or requesting a second opinion?
Use the dedicated referral pathway for clinician guidance, referral requirements and urgent coordination.
Important
The booking form is not an emergency or clinical-advice service.
For urgent medical concerns, use the appropriate emergency service or treating hospital. Do not wait for an online booking response.