The Division of Haematology Pathology, in the Department of Pathology and National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Complex, provides a comprehensive diagnostic laboratory service which maintains stringent international quality assurance standards. The role of Haematology Pathology in patient diagnosis and management is essential and extensive.  Virtually every patient will require a full blood count, and patients with bleeding or thrombosis will have clotting tests performed. Specialised haematology tests available include flow cytometry, bone marrow biopsies, testing for genetic anaemias and molecular cytogenetic tests. 

The Division of Clinical Haematology, in the Department of Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital provides a comprehensive clinical service to patients and active research programme on both benign and malignant blood disorders. Clinical Haematology at GSH has the largest state funded comprehensive haematopoietic stem cell transplantation programme in South Africa. Subspecialist training in Clinical Haematology is provided to doctors who already have primary specialist registration in Internal Medicine or Haematology Pathology. 

Haematology at UCT is involved in a range of research activities and has two formal research units namely the UCT Haematology Research Laboratory and UCT Clinical Haematology Research.