Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107460

Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Sickle Cell day unit in Whitechapel was closed.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The same day emergency care pilot for sickle cell patients at the Royal London Hospital was commissioned locally, via the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. The pilot finished in January 2026 as planned. The pilot was testing an alternative rout...

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