Homerton Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Services

We are now an approved site for @NIHRresearch Improving Black Health Outcomes IBHO bio resource 🧬We will begin patient recruitment next week... What happens to your sample when you join the BioResource? youtu.be/o3eWeYKED78?si… via @YouTube

UK Forum haemoglobin disorders cont ... Launch of the Nursing Competency (applicable to acute & community nursing) presented by authors Sekayi Tangayi, Natasha Lewis & RCN representative Gill Coverdale. Document is available on Royal College of Nursing (RCN) website 👍🏾👏🏽

Please share and get in touch if you answered YES to all three Qs! #PPIE #diversity #research #recruitment #health #globalmajority #representation @NHSHomerton @HUH_Research @huhmaternity @LocomotorHUH @HomertonRainbow @happeningathom @AcuteHomerton @acrt_homerton @RNRU_Homerton

After a lot of hard work this document is finally ready…. Caring for people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes: a competency framework for nursing rcn.org.uk/news-and-event… #scthomerton #sicklecell #thalassaemia #2024 #Nursing

We were finalists for clinical team of the year. We didn’t win but great to be shortlisted and acknowledged ❤️ #scthomerton #huhft #hoscars #2024

Pfizer Voluntarily Withdraws All Lots of Sickle Cell Disease Treatment OXBRYTA® (voxelotor) From Worldwide Markets We will be in touch with all patients receiving treatments. SCT Team pfizer.com/news/press-rel…

🩸OFFICIAL TRAILER🩸 SICKLE - The Docufilm For information on where to view the full film, you have to subscribe to The Red Cell Network Website! uclh.nhs.uk/theredcellnetw… #SickleCellAwarenessMonth #SickleCellDisorder

The SCT & MDU Team were happy to join NHCO at yesterdays conference raising awareness, sharing info about all the new exciting research in SC&T @HackneyEmpire always looking at the person from a holistic perspective #sicklecell #thalassaemia #homerton #reducinghealthinequalities

We are thrilled to share some exciting news! The NHS will soon offer gene therapy to patients over 12 with transfusion-dependent #Thalassaemia, thanks to NICE's groundbreaking recommendation under the managed access agreement! 🌟

An announcement regarding the national O type blood stock shortage. Please do consider donating blood, it will make a huge difference. For further information please visit: blood.co.uk

Warm weather can see an increase in people unable to give blood due to a lack of hydration or low iron levels. 💧 Stay hydrated 🥦 Eat before you donate 🚶 Avoid vigorous exercise before and after 👕 Wear comfy clothes Book now orlo.uk/AxBWr

Identifying parents who are carriers for haemoglobin disorders before conception allows you to make informed choices about your pregnancy. Please contact the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre on 020 7683 4570 to have your partner tested for pre-conceptual counselling.

If you are a sickle cell/thalassaemia carrier or have an unusual haemoglobin variant and are thinking about having a baby, then your partner needs to be tested. When both parents are carriers, the baby may be affected (1 in 4 chance) with possible serious consequences.

We need your help to keep providing lifesaving blood to the NHS this summer. ☀️ We urgently need more blood from our O negative and B negative donors. 🩸 Please book your next appointment here ➡️ orlo.uk/uW0vd

Today we celebrated world sickle cell day! Thanks to the patient reps @SickleCellUK & @solace_sg as well as everyone turning out to learn more 🫶🏽 #sicklecell #sicklecellawareness #scthomerton #hackney

Look at what we achieved last year thanks to our donors. 🚚 5 million miles covered by our vehicles 🩸 475,000 litres of blood products transported ⏱️ Blood products to hospital every 5 minutes 🚨 An emergency delivery to a hospital every 4 hours #GivingType #GiveBlood #NBW24

“I just wish I had started donating earlier but I do what I can to help raise awareness and share to all my groups. 😊 - Delon Every minute the NHS needs 3 lifesaving donations. Could you be the giving type? ➡️ orlo.uk/Ml5pB #GiveBlood #GivingType #NBW24

This week marks #NationalBloodWeek! Every minute, 3 blood donations are needed for emergencies, childbirth, and treatments like Sickle Cell transfusions. We urgently need O+ and O- donors to replenish critical blood stocks. Each donation can save up to 3 lives. Please donate! ❤️

Staying in good health is important for all of us, and can help you live a happier, healthier and longer life with #thalassaemia! To learn more information, visit our website - ukts.org #teamukts #stayingwell #thalassaemia