Location and opening hours
Nelune is the patient treatment area located on the ground floor (level 4) of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, a short walk from Kings Cross Station. Nelune is open 0800 to 1730 Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Contact reception on Ph 02 9355 5671.
Reception: Monday – Friday 9am-3pm
Appointments: Monday – Thursday 8am-5pm
Our staff and services
Nelune is staffed by specialist registered nurses, who administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy and blood products. We also have specially trained apheresis nurses who perform plasma exchange, red blood cell exchange and blood stem cell collection procedures in the Nelune Centre and across the hospital campus. Nelune has 16 chairs and 4 beds, and a separate apheresis area with 3 chairs.
In addition to the nursing team patients being treated in Nelune are supported by a doctor based in the centre who works in conjunction with your haematologist or oncologist, a nursing unit manager, cancer care coordinators and clinical nurse consultants. Patients can also be referred to and supported by our dedicated allied health team including social workers, dietitians, speech pathologists and clinical psychologists. Many patients are invited to participate in clinical trials and our clinical trial team provide expert support every step of the way. We value the feedback of our patients and regularly conduct surveys to learn how we can improve our service.
Pharmacy
Prescriptions are dispensed mostly by the pharmacy in the main foyer, St Vincents Public Hospital, 390 Victoria Street or by a local community pharmacy. A small number of specialised medicines are dispensed on level 5 Kinghorn Cancer Centre. Your nurse or doctor will explain which pharmacy to attend to have prescriptions filled.
Amenities and Car Park
The staff in Nelune aim to provide a caring and welcoming environment for all patients and their visitors. Our friendly volunteers will help to ensure you feel comfortable and well fed. Sandwiches, biscuits, yogurts and custards are available, along with tea, coffee and juice. Each patient space is fitted with a comfortable reclining chair, free WIFI and TV/radio. Half price parking is available for our patients in the Kinghorn carpark, the reception staff will validate your ticket.
What to bring
When you attend for treatment or a clinic appointment you will need to bring your Medicare card, and/or any details of private health fund, and referral letters. It may also be useful to bring a list of your current medications and please always let us know of any allergies. You are very welcome to bring one friend or relative along for support.
Transport and Car Park
The closest station is Kings Cross, on the Eastern Suburbs Line. It is a short walk along Victoria Street to the Kinghorn Cancer Centre.
The following bus routes stop close by:
311 - Railway Square to City - Millers Point via Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay, Potts Point, Woolloomooloo and City - Town Hall.
389 - North Bondi to Pyrmont via Bondi Junction, Woollahra, Paddington, Darlinghurst, East Sydney, City, The Star and Maritime Museum.
A taxi can be called from Kinghorn Cancer Centre reception.
Entry to the car park lifts is strictly from 8:00am – 5:30pm there is no access outside these times.
Enter car park behind The Kinghorn Cancer Centre via West Street, turn left from Burton Street.
Drive down the ramp, following directions to The Kinghorn Cancer Centre. Half price parking is available for our patients the Kinghorn reception staff will validate your ticket. Payment can be made credit card only at the machine on level P3.
There is limited metered street parking in the surrounding streets. St Vincents Public Hospital and St Vincents Clinic also have patient parking https://www.svhs.org.au/patients-visitors/coming-to-st-vincents/parking
Rural & Regional Patients
The closest station is Kings Cross, on the Eastern Suburbs Line. It is a short walk along Victoria Street to the Kinghorn Cancer Centre. For patients travelling from the country by air or train the Country Care link service may be able to collect patients from the airport or station, advance booking is required.
https://opensupport.org.au/our-programs/country-care-link/get-help/
The following bus routes stop close to the Kinghorn Cancer Centre:
311 - Railway Square to City - Millers Point via Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay, Potts Point, Woolloomooloo and City - Town Hall.
389 - North Bondi to Pyrmont via Bondi Junction, Woollahra, Paddington, Darlinghurst, East Sydney, City, The Star and Maritime Museum.
A taxi “butler” is located at Kinghorn Cancer Centre reception.
Financial assistance with cost of Travel
The NSW Government’s Isolated Patient Transport and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) provides financial assistance from the NSW Government towards your travel and accommodation costs when you need to travel long distances for specialised health treatment that is not available locally. Patients must travel from their residence for treatment at least 100km (one way), or at least 200kms in a week by making multiple trips to and from treatment. For more details and the full list of eligibility criteria please see https://www.iptaas.health.nsw.gov.au/ and talk to one of our social workers. Organisations such as Can Assist also provide financial assistance for travel and accommodation https://canassist.org.au/cancer-assistance/#assist
