Screening Programme Archives » Sickle Cell Society https://www.sicklecellsociety.org Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:05:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.10 DEFRA Podcast https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/defra-podcast/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:23:55 +0000 https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/?p=9259 Our NHS Engagement Lead, Iyamide Thomas recently took part in a comprehensive podcast for DEFRA, (Department For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) as part of raising awareness for Black History Month. The podcast covers what sickle cell is, its history, symptoms, screening, cure, blood donation and more. You can listen to the podcast via youtube....

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]]> Our NHS Engagement Lead, Iyamide Thomas recently took part in a comprehensive podcast for DEFRA, (Department For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) as part of raising awareness for Black History Month.

The podcast covers what sickle cell is, its history, symptoms, screening, cure, blood donation and more.

You can listen to the podcast via youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWDFNm4wCe8

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]]> Blood Health Campaign https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/9223-2/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:00:23 +0000 https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/?p=9223 We supported the Blood Health campaign that launched on Launch Date within the Guardian and online at https://bit.ly/3wTMioE. T’sharne, a Give Blood, Spread Love squad member shared his experiences of living with sickle cell. Blood Health looked at the signs and symptoms for different blood health conditions, and the need for greater investment into treatment...

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]]> We supported the Blood Health campaign that launched on Launch Date within the Guardian and online at https://bit.ly/3wTMioE.

T’sharne, a Give Blood, Spread Love squad member shared his experiences of living with sickle cell.

Blood Health looked at the signs and symptoms for different blood health conditions, and the need for greater investment into treatment and featured insightful content from key thought leaders and industry within the haematology community.

Read about the campaign and then check out our work on blood donation and sickle cell at: instagram.com/givebloodspreadlove/.

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]]> Making a Drama out of Sickle Cell Disease (Voice Article) https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/making-a-drama-out-of-sickle-cell-disease-voice-article/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:31:36 +0000 https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/?p=8324 Making a Drama out of Sickle Cell Disease (Voice Article) In late 2009, early 2021, the Sickle Cell Society advertised its new film, The Family Legacy, in the Voice Newspaper. Iyamide Thomas (Regional Care Advisor at the time) wrote the article Making a Drama out of Sickle Cell Disease  covering a detailed explination about sickle cell,...

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In late 2009, early 2021, the Sickle Cell Society advertised its new film, The Family Legacy, in the Voice Newspaper.

Iyamide Thomas (Regional Care Advisor at the time) wrote the article Making a Drama out of Sickle Cell Disease 

covering a detailed explination about sickle cell, the blood test which lets you know if you carry the gene for sickle cell and information about The Family Legacy, a moving British-Nigerian drama about the impact of sickle cell disease on a marriage and a family.

The article also saw the personal stories of Junior Kebbay as he shared his experience of living with sickle cell.

Click here or the image below to download the PDF to read the article.

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