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• Jaydam Tierney - occupational therapist

  Jaydam Tierney had wanted to be an occupational therapist since school, and is now enjoying the fast-paced environment of the emergency department.

• Patient educational materials

  Education and training videos for Red Cell Network patients

• Publications and Reading Material

  The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) and the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) have worked in partnership with the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme to engage with communities less likely to access health information through usual NHS channels. The societies provide feedback from people that share the same population background or have experience of the condition and to feed into the programme updates and improvements. 

• Dr Katherine Clesham

  Dr Katherine Clesham is a consultant haematologist specialising in the treatment of teenagers and young adults with acute leukaemia and patients undergoing stem cell transplantation and CAR-T therapy.

• Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

  An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

• Women’s mental agility is better during menstruation

  Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH).

• Launch of new services to support patients with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, and other inherited red cell disorders

  The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) has new services and staff training to support patients with inherited red cell disorders, including Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

• Gender Identity Development Service – legal update 26 March 2021

  The High Court has today (26 March) ruled that parents can consent on behalf of their child for hormone-blocking treatment in cases of gender dysphoria.

• Launch of new services to support patients with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, and other inherited red cell disorders

  The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) has new services and staff training to support patients with inherited red cell disorders, including Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

• HSL update: Bordetella pertussis PCR testing

  Introduction of Bordetella pertussis PCR testing at Halo laboratory (Health Services Laboratories)