Cancer Services
Available locations:
National Children’s Cancer Service (NCCS)
Every child and adolescent diagnosed with cancer in Ireland has their diagnosis confirmed and treatment planned at the National Children’s Cancer Service (NCCS).
For children living outside Dublin, parts of their treatment are provided in one of 16 paediatric units nationwide. These units, under the care of a local consultant, follow NCCS-approved guidelines in an approach called "Shared Care".
What do these hospitals do?
- Provide essential supportive care, including managing chemotherapy and radiotherapy side effects, following CHI at Crumlin Supportive Care Guidelines.
- Assist with scheduled tests and investigations.
- Some hospitals also administer systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), including chemotherapy.
For healthcare professionals
Referral Information
Haematology
Referrals from GPs and Secondary Care Paediatricians are accepted via Healthlink
Other options include:
- Using the national HSE referral pathway for GPs
- Clinical letters from GPs or other hospital consultants
- By referral from the sickle cell and thalassaemia society Ireland or other Sickle and or Thalassaemia societies in Ireland or internationally.
Stem cell and cellular therapy
As a tertiary care hospital, all children who attend CHI must be referred via local hospital consultants, community paediatricians or, in exceptional circumstances, via a GP.
Shared Care
This resource is specifically for health care professionals providing supportive care and systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) to malignant haematology and oncology patients around Ireland under our Shared Care programme.
Useful Document
Shared Care patient admission and / or serious adverse events form