Our mission is to support and oversee the safe, effective delivery of care for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassaemia across West London.
As inherited blood disorders primarily affecting Black and minority ethnic populations, these conditions often require lifelong specialist care. Our goal is to promote clinical excellence, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the care experience by working closely with networks, specialist teams, and local healthcare providers. Through collaboration, we ensure clear care pathways and access to expert support.
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The Sickle Cell Children and Young Persons Peer Mentoring Programme
The Mentoring Scheme is for people living with sickle cell aged 10-24 . Sign up for FREE support and advice in our one-to-one mentoring sessions led by peer mentors, all of whom have sickle cell themselves. Referrals As most of you will know, the…
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Gates Foundation to invest in Tessera SCD gene-editing treatment
Foundation to invest up to $50 million to support development, company says The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing up to $50 million in Tessera Therapeutics to support the development of a new gene-editing medicine for sickle cell…
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West London HCC Training Day
On Wednesday the 15th of January the HCC (Sickle Cell Network) is delivering a free training day at the Royal College of Physicians, Please register via the link below: Office Forms Link to the location of the training day: Royal College of…