The National Coagulation Centre (NCC) offers a service to patients with a wide range of bleeding and clotting disorders on an inpatient and outpatient basis, including investigation, diagnosis, long-term management and family screening.
The NCC provides comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary approach involving nursing, physiotherapy, social work, clinical psychology and dentistry. In addition, it runs specialist combined clinics in orthopaedic surgery and infectious diseases.
The NCC is a designated European Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre;
Non-clinical queries
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
(01) 416 2141
(01) 416 2142
Email: ncc@stjames.ie
Non-urgent clinical queries
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Phone: (01) 410 3130 (please leave a message with your name, hospital number and contact details).
Emergency contact details for patients with a bleeding disorder
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
For emergency/ urgent calls in relation to an active bleed or possible bleed or an urgent unplanned procedure
please call; (01) 410 3000 and ask for bleep 721.
Out of hours, Monday to Friday, 5pm to 8am., weekends and bank holidays
Please call the St James’s Hospital switchboard on; (01) 410 3000, and ask for the ‘on call’ haematology Senior House Officer.
The National Coagulation Centre consists of:
Our Haemostasis and Thrombosis Clinics are held every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. In these clinics we review return and new patients referred to our service. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our outpatients clinics are held via Telehealth (please see Telehealth PIL).
Combined Haemophilia/Orthopaedic Clinic, held once monthly
Combined Co-infection/Haemophilia Clinic, held once every two months
Patient referral letters can be sent via Healthlink, post or email.
For referrals to the Anticoagulation Clinic from external institutions, please contact the clinic directly: (01) 428 4403
Haemostasis and Thrombosis Outpatient Department Clinics
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Location National Coagulation Centre (NCC)
Dr Kevin Ryan
Dr Michelle Lavin
Physiotherapy
By appointment only
Location National Coagulation Centre (NCC)
Sheila Roche / Mark McGowan
Clinical Psychologist
Referral by NCC consultant only
Location National Coagulation Centre (NCC)
Patricia Byrne
Anticoagulation Clinic
Referral via Electronic Patient Record, St James's Hospital/GP referral
Location Main OPD Department
Dr Michelle Lavin
Self-testing INR Monitoring
Referral via Anticoagulation Clinic
Location National Coagulation Centre (NCC)
Dr Michelle Lavin
DOAC Clinic
Referral via Electronic Patient Record, St James's Hospital
Location National Coagulation Centre (NCC)
Dr Michelle Lavin
Via post:
Haematology
St James's Hospital
Dublin 8
All referrals are triaged by the consultant within 10 working days of receipt. Triaged referrals are categorised as either urgent or routine. The patient will be contacted with an appointment letter and a map of our exact location.
All clinics are consultant-led.
Referral letter must include contact details for all patients.
Rescheduled or cancelled appointments can be arranged by contacting us.
Telehealth - COVID-19 has changed how we manage our service. We have now set up both telephone and video consultations to ensure that we continue to give our patients the best service possible. Information on how we conduct our telehealth service is in our Telehealth PIL, which can be found in the patient information section
For Non Clinical Queries
For queries in relation to non- clinical requests: appointments, documentation requests…
Monday- Friday 08:30-17:00
Please call (01) 416 2141 / (01) 416 2142
Email: ncc@stjames.ie
Postal address:
National Coagulation Centre,
St James’s Hospital,
James's Street
Dublin 8
D08 A978
Non Urgent Clinical Queries
For non- urgent, clinical queries in relation to upcoming procedures, treatment queries…
Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
Please call the nurse on (01) 410 3130 (please leave a message with your name, hospital number, contact details and information in relation to your query and a nurse will return your call), alternatively,
Please send an email to ncc@stjames.ie and your email will be responded to in a timely way.
Emergency Contact Details for Patients with a Bleeding Disorder
Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00
For Emergency/ urgent calls in relation to an active bleed or possible bleed or an urgent unplanned procedure please call (01) 410 3000 and ask for bleep 721
Out of hours 17:00hrs-08:00hrs Monday-Friday, at the weekend and bank holidays
Please call St James’s Hospital switchboard on (01) 410 3000 and ask for the Haematology SHO “on call”
If you have a bleeding disorder and happen to attend an ED or another hospital for treatment:
If you are a medical professional in another site and have been informed by one of our patients that they have a bleeding disorder please:
There is 24 hour cover by a Consultant Haematologist covering the Coagulation service in St. James’s Hospital.
Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00
Please contact the team on (01) 410 3000 and ask for bleep 721, or any of the numbers above.
Out of hours 17:00hrs-08:00hrs Monday-Friday, at the weekend and bank holidays
Please call St James’s Hospital switchboard on (01) 410 3000 and ask for the Haematology SHO “on call”.
For Non Clinical Queries
For queries in relation to non- clinical requests: appointments, documentation requests….
Monday- Friday 08:30-17:00
Please call (01) 416 2637
Email: ncc@stjames.ie
Postal address:
National Coagulation Centre,
St James’s Hospital,
James's Street
Dublin 8
D08 A978
Non Urgent Clinical Queries
For non- urgent, clinical queries in relation to upcoming procedures, treatment queries…
Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
Please call the nurse on (01) 428 4403 (please leave a message with your name, hospital number or date of birth, contact details and information in relation to your query and a nurse will return your call)
For Urgent Care
In the event of an emergency please contact your nearest emergency department without delay.