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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Managing Nutrition in Sickle Cell Disorder
Dr Claudine Matthews has developed this online course: To improve sickle cell patients' access to evidence-based nutrition and diet education tailored to their unique nutritional needs, risks and challenges To provide sickle cell patients…
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Genomics England drives Sickle Cell research through the Diverse Data Initiative
In black communities, more research is needed to improve our understanding of health conditions and to develop better treatments. The IBHO BioResource is a collaboration between NIHR BioResource, NIHR Maudsley BioResource Centre hosted at King's…
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Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell offers hope of a cure for NHS patients
NHS patients with sickle cell disease will soon have access to a revolutionary gene-editing treatment, offering new hope for a cure. The one-off gene therapy, known as exagamglogene autotemcel (or ‘exa-cel’), has been approved for use on the NHS…