Cancer (Kids Cancer Centre), Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
Contact
Enquiries: (02) 9382 1721
Appointments: (02) 9382 1006/1009/0048
Haematology / Oncology long-term follow-up program: (02) 9382 1741
About our service
The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick's Kids Cancer Centre (KCC) provides a comprehensive service for children and adolescents with cancer and haematologic diseases, and conducts the largest bone marrow transplant program in the region. The KCC accepts international and interstate patients for complex bone marrow transplants and apheresis.
Our services
The KCC specialises 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 at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Kids Cancer Centre and Prince of Wales Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
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 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
The Kids Cancer Centre 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
Ward information
The Centre operates across 1 ward (C2 West) and 1 day care unit (C2 North) with an outpatient department, although there are often patients on other medical or surgical wards within the Hospital.
C2W is located on level 2 of the Hospital and is a 20 bed ward with 8 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 (C2N) located on level 2 of the Hospital next to C2W.
The facilities in this ward include:
- Outpatient zone with a reception where families can register for a clinic
- Waiting room and play area
- Six consulting rooms and a height and weight room
- Day treatment area with 12 beds and 4 cubicles for procedures and chemotherapy
- Procedures area with a theatre equipped for general anaesthesia
- Recovery rooms
Our programs
The Kids Cancer Centre provides a number of different programs for patients and their families, including:
- Card and Marrrow Transpalant 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 treated at the Kids Cancer Centre. These include:
- Play and music therapy
- Hospital school
- Family accommodation
- Clinical psychology
For more detailed information on visiting the Kids Cancer Centre, 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鈥檚 care.
The Outreach Program covers all of NSW and the ACT, with much of the team鈥檚 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鈥檚 needs.
Outreach clinics are also run by the program staff including oncology and haematology clinics in Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga and Canberra. There is also a haematology clinic held four times a year in Campbelltown.
For more information please contact Kirsten Adnum, Nursing Manager (02) 9382 1692 or kirsten.adnum@health.nsw.gov.au.
