Remodelling of specialist services enables safe reduction in hospital admissions of patients with sickle cell disease: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Dimitris A Tsitsikas, Natasha Lewis, Kayleigh McCloskey, John Meenan, Rhys Hall, Dede-Kossi Osakonor, Basabi Chaterjee, Jorge Cartier, Jaye Ferrigi, Jenny Darkwah and Bala Sirigireddy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0474
Clin Med November 2020 Dimitris A Tsitsikas
AHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: consultant haematologist and clinical lead for haemoglobinopathies
Natasha Lewis
BHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: lead nurse for haemoglobinopathies
Kayleigh McCloskey
CHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: ST5 haematology
John Meenan
DHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: FY2 haematology
Rhys Hall
DHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: FY2 haematology
Dede-Kossi Osakonor
EHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: clinical psychologist
Basabi Chaterjee
FHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: consultant haematologist
Jorge Cartier
FHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: consultant haematologist
Jaye Ferrigi
GHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: service manager
Jenny Darkwah
HThe Hoxton Surgery, London, UK and NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group, London, UK
Roles: GP and clinical lead for haemoglobinopathies
Bala Sirigireddy
IThe Scientists Laboratory, London, UK
Roles: biomedical scientist
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- Dimitris A Tsitsikas, consultant haematologist and clinical lead for haemoglobinopathiesA⇑,
- Natasha Lewis, lead nurse for haemoglobinopathiesB,
- Kayleigh McCloskey, ST5 haematologyC,
- John Meenan, FY2 haematologyD,
- Rhys Hall, FY2 haematologyD,
- Dede-Kossi Osakonor, clinical psychologistE,
- Basabi Chaterjee, consultant haematologistF,
- Jorge Cartier, consultant haematologistF,
- Jaye Ferrigi, service managerG,
- Jenny Darkwah, GP and clinical lead for haemoglobinopathiesH and
- Bala Sirigireddy, biomedical scientistI
- AHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- BHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- CHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- DHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- EHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- FHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- GHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- HThe Hoxton Surgery, London, UK and NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group, London, UK
- IThe Scientists Laboratory, London, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr Dimitris A Tsitsikas, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Row, Clapton, London E9 6SR, UK. Email: dimitris.tsitsikas{at}nhs.net
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Remodelling of specialist services enables safe reduction in hospital admissions of patients with sickle cell disease: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Dimitris A Tsitsikas, Natasha Lewis, Kayleigh McCloskey, John Meenan, Rhys Hall, Dede-Kossi Osakonor, Basabi Chaterjee, Jorge Cartier, Jaye Ferrigi, Jenny Darkwah, Bala Sirigireddy
Clinical Medicine Nov 2020, 20 (6) e241-e243; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0474
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Remodelling of specialist services enables safe reduction in hospital admissions of patients with sickle cell disease: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Dimitris A Tsitsikas, Natasha Lewis, Kayleigh McCloskey, John Meenan, Rhys Hall, Dede-Kossi Osakonor, Basabi Chaterjee, Jorge Cartier, Jaye Ferrigi, Jenny Darkwah, Bala Sirigireddy
Clinical Medicine Nov 2020, 20 (6) e241-e243; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0474
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