Paediatric haematology services is a Respond and Advise CRG that provide care for children and young people with haematological conditions.  There is a spectrum, ranging from conditions such as nutritional iron deficiency anaemia, which is one of the most common problems in childhood.  Many conditions can be treated by non-specialist teams however, specialist diagnosis and management may be required for other, rare conditions.  Specialist teams may also support other specialties whose patients have haematological manifestations.

Scope

This Clinical Reference Group (CRG) covers:

• Services for children and young people with haematological conditions.

Membership

• John Grainger, Clinical Lead for Paediatric Haematology

Products

A key part of the CRG’s work is the delivery of the ‘products’ of commissioning. These are the tools used by the 10 Hub Commissioning Teams to contract services on an annual basis.

Service specifications

Service specifications are important in clearly defining the standards of care expected from organisations funded by NHS England to provide specialised care. The specifications have been developed by specialised clinicians, commissioners, expert patients and public health representatives to describe both core and developmental service standards. Core standards are those that all funded providers should be able to demonstrate, with developmental standards being those which may require further changes in practice over time to provide excellence in the field.

The following service specifications fall within the scope of this CRG:

• Paediatric medicine: Haematology

Get involved

If you are interested in the work of the paediatric haematology CRG or its NPOC, you can register as a stakeholder.

For details on our latest consultations please visit the NHS England consultation hub.

Get in contact

For any questions or queries relating to the work of the paediatric haematology CRG or its NPOC, please contact: england.npoc-womenandchildren@nhs.net