Celebrating World Sickle Cell Day from 12pm at the BTC

June 18, 2021

Tomorrow is World Sickle Cell Day and colleagues from the West Midlands Haemoglobinopathy Centre based at City Hospital, will mark the day by raising awareness in the main reception area of the Birmingham Treatment Centre main reception area, (by Costa Coffee) between 12pm – 3pm.

They’ll be armed with information and facts about the condition which affects many people within our community. The event will also give colleagues a better insight into the disease, there will be a quiz and the winner will take home a fabulous hamper full of fantastic goodies.

Here are a few things you may not know about sickle cell:

• World Sickle Cell Day is a United Nations recognised day to raise awareness of the disease
• Approximately 15,000 people in the UK have sickle cell
• At our Trust we have 493 registered patients with the disease
• Early recognition and treatment of a vaso-occlusive crisis saves lives
• Adequate pain relief can significantly reduce length of stay and in some cases avoid hospital admission
• People with sickle cell disease can have a good quality of life

Be sure to check out this video tour of the ward where sickle cell patients are treated.

For further information please call ext. 6040 or email rejoice.nhevera1@nhs.net.