Information for patients
NHS inform provides information for the public about sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders. Scroll down the each programme pages for access to translated information, Easy Read, and explanatory videos.
See also:
Third sector support organisations
Information for staff
- NSD Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Programmes in Scotland
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland Pregnancy and newborn screening standards – to be updated
- GGC Paediatric Guidelines on Newborn Blood Spot Screening
If a patient is a carrier, give the appropriate information leaflets. If you require printed copies of this information to share with patients, please contact the Information Management team to request copies. perl@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
- UK Government guidance: Understanding Haemoglobinopathies
- Information for fathers invited for a screening test for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia major
- Sickle Cell (HbAS) carrier
- Haemoglobin C carrier
- Haemoglobin D carrier
- Haemoglobin E carrier
- Haemoglobin Lepore carrier
- Haemoglobin O Arab carrier
- Beta Thalassaemia carrier
NHSGGC Clinical Genetics
- NHS GGG Clinical Genetics
- Telephone: 0141-354 9201 (receptionist)/0141-354 9229 (secretary) Email: geneticsreferrals@ggc.scot.nhs.uk