The Cornwall Leukaemia Trust supports the working of the Department of Haematology at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro, nearly 600 adults are newly seen each year with a variety of possible blood disorders. The Department is established to provide care for patients with blood disorders and is also a designated haemophilia treatment centre, providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic care. Where appropriate, for example allogenic transplantation, the Department to works together with others eg Plymouth or Bristol, to which patients and their families may need to travel for treatments. Research to improve care is an intrinsic part of NHS practice and is actively undertaken by the Haematology Department, primarily as collaborative work with other UK and international centres. Many studies are approved and administered by the UK National Institute for Health Improvement (NHRI) and other studies by commercial research organisations.