What is 血液及血液腫瘤科 (血液科) in English? Haematology & Haematological Oncology (Medical Council specialty code S19)

What is the English name and specialty code for 血液及血液腫瘤科?

The specialty listed on the Medical Council's Specialist Register as ‘血液及血液腫瘤科’ is called Haematology & Haematological Oncology in English, with specialty code S19.

Compiled by this site: what people commonly call ‘血液科’ corresponds to ‘血液及血液腫瘤科’ (Haematology & Haematological Oncology, S19) on the Medical Council register.

Compiled by this site: what people commonly call ‘腫瘤科’ can mean different specialties on the register, such as Clinical Oncology (S26), Medical Oncology (S36), Haematology & Haematological Oncology (S19), Gynaecological Oncology (S50) and Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (S65); when seeing a doctor or checking qualifications, go by the name on the register.

The other specialties on the Medical Council register whose Chinese names contain 血液 are Haematology (血液學, S43) and Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (兒童血液及腫瘤科, S65).

How do I check whether a doctor is a Haematology & Haematological Oncology specialist?

On the Medical Council website's ‘Specialist Registration’ page, click ‘Haematology & Haematological Oncology’ to open the list of doctors registered in that specialty (registration numbers begin with S19); for how to search by doctor's name, see how to check a doctor's registration and specialty.

Doctors can present themselves as specialists only if they are on the Specialist Register, and can use only the title of the specialty in which they are registered (Medical Council Code of Professional Conduct, section 7, October 2022).

What are the other specialties called?

For the names and codes of all specialties on the Medical Council register, see the Chinese–English list of medical specialty names.

Related pages on this site — choosing a doctor: How to choose a haematologist.

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