Sickle cell disease

People with the disorder said they were not getting appropriate care, a report finds.

Blood donors across south London may have potentially saved more than 11,000 lives in three months.

Patients with sickle cell disease can access the James Cook Hospital unit 24-hours a day.

Volunteers would be matched with research programmes into conditions like sickle cell and diabetes.

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

Black sickle cell pioneer Dame Elizabeth Anionwu officially opens Brixton Blood Donor Centre.

The NHS is calling on donors, especially those with particular blood types, to donate in the new year.

Rayan Wilson, who has sickle cell disease, says he experiences "explosions" of excruciating pain.