A new report by an all-party parliamentary group has found “serious failings” in the treatment of people with sickle cell disease.
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The condition affects mainly people from an African or Caribbean background.
This report says there is not enough joined-up care and not enough staff are trained properly in this disease.
We spoke to one family of a 12-year-old girl, who had sickle cell disease and died after being admitted to hospital.
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The condition affects mainly people from an African or Caribbean background.
This report says there is not enough joined-up care and not enough staff are trained properly in this disease.
We spoke to one family of a 12-year-old girl, who had sickle cell disease and died after being admitted to hospital.
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