TAS units
Therapeutic Apheresis Services are delivered across England and North Wales by eight units. Each unit has a consultant and lead nurse who manage a clinical team.
How to make a referral
Please phone our 0300 020 0496 and select the option (for example, press 2 for Bristol, 3 for London) to be directed to the unit you wish to make the referral to.
Birmingham
COVID-19: Birmingham unit relocation from 21 July 2020
Patients / visitors to the Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) unit please attend the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Centre at City Hospital on the first floor (D19) as usual and staff will direct you to the unit from there.
TAS Birmingham
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant - Dr Rekha Anand
Lead Nurse - Karen Lewis
Services provided
- Automated Red Cell Exchange
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TASBirmingham@nhs.net
Bristol
Level 7 (location D702)
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Horfield Road
Bristol BS2 8ED
We're changing our opening times to accommodate reduced capacity due to social distancing measures:
- Monday to Friday 7.30am - 6pm
- Saturday 8am - 4pm
Tel: 0117 342 1092 or 0117 342 1093
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant
Dr James Griffin BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), PHD, MRCP (UK), FRCPath
Clinical Director - Stem Cells, Therapeutic Apheresis and Tissue Services
Consultant in Haematology NHS Blood & Transplant and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
TAS Lead Nurse - Hannah Liggett
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
- Low Density Lipid Removal
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TAS.Bristol@nhs.net
Leeds
16 August 2021: The Leeds unit are currently experiencing issues with receiving calls through the 24-hour referral number. To refer a patient in-hours, please contact the unit directly on 0113 206 8131
Floor 3 Bexley Wing
St James University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Tel: 0113 206 8131
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant
Dr Marina Karakantza MBBS, MD
Consultant in Haematology NHS Blood & Transplant
TAS Lead Nurse - Rebekah Burnham
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
- Low Density Lipid Removal
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TAS.Leeds@nhs.net
Liverpool
Ward 7X
Room 6
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
Tel: 0151 709 2559
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
If you would like to make or discuss a patient referral please telephone 0151 268 7013
TAS Lead Consultant
Dr Therese Callaghan BSc, MB,ChB, FRCPSG, FRCPath
Consultant Haematologist NHS Blood & Transplant and Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Honorary Consultant Haematologist The Christie NHS Trust and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TAS.Liverpool@NHS.net
London
Lion Ward
6th Floor VCB Building
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Directions
Tel: 020 7405 9200 extension 1334
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant - Dr Helen New
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
Please email all referrals to NHSBT.TAS.London@nhs.net
Manchester
NHSBT Photopheresis Unit
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4BX
Tel: 0161 434 8424
If you would like to make or discuss a patient referral please telephone 0151 268 7013
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant
Dr Therese Callaghan BSc, MB,ChB, FRCPSG, FRCPath
Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood & Transplant and Royal Liverpool University HospitalHonorary Consultant Haematologist, The Christie NHS Trust and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
TAS Lead Nurse - Mercy Muzamhindo
Services provided
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Red Cell exchange
- Leucopheresis
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TAS.Manchester@nhs.net
Oxford
NHS Blood and Transplant
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford
OX3 9BQ
Tel: 01865 387938
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant - Dr Rachel Pawson
TAS Lead Nurse - Jose Elvio Pereira
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
Please email referrals to NHSBT.stsnursesoxford@nhs.net
Sheffield
Therapeutic Apheresis Unit
Room O12
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Tel: 0114 226 1378
24-hour referral number: 0300 020 0496
TAS Lead Consultant
Dr Khaled El-Ghariani MA, FRCP, FRCPath
Consultant in Haematology and Transfusion Medicine and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, NHS Blood & Transplant, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield
TAS Lead Nurse - Rennick Gregory
Services provided
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Red Cell Exchange
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Platelet Depletion
- White Cell Depletion
Please email referrals to NHSBT.TAS.Sheffield@nhs.net
