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  Invisible Warrior: Sickle Cell Disease societal engagement project 29 Nov 2021

  The Invisible Warrior project is designed to increase the understanding of sickle cell disease. Next to increasing awareness around what is the disease and who can get it, our project also focuses…

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  NHS Race and Health Observatory appoints sickle cell expert 19 Nov 2021

  The NHS Race and Health Observatory is pleased to announce the new appointment of a medical advisor to explore sickle cell inequalities in NHS healthcare delivery. Dr Carl Reynolds, a consultant…

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  Tell us Your Experience of how Newborn Screening Results for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia were Communicated 11 Nov 2021

  Help improve the sickle cell screening programme by joining our online focus group and receive a gift voucher as a thank you. We are looking for people who have sickle cell or trait and have not yet…

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  Red Cell Condition Support Group 10 Nov 2021

  Red Cell Pain Management and Psychology Service, based at St George's Hospital in Tooting, London, for people living with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia Here are the dates & topics for our…

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  Covid: Why are UK cases so high? 19 Oct 2021

  Thanks to the vaccine, a case of Covid is much less likely to land you in hospital. But soaring infections - which are outstripping some European nations - are still proving a cause for…

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  First new treatment for sickle cell in 20 years By Adina Campbell and Philippa Roxby BBC News 5 Oct 2021

  Painful episodes The drug, crizanlizumab, made by Novartis, is injected into a vein and can be taken on its own or alongside standard treatment and regular blood transfusions. And in a trial,…