Specialist Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Team
- Based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (includes the neonatal screening laboratory)
- See specialist haemoglobinopathy team for further details
Specialist Adult Haemoglobinopathy Team
- Based at City Hospital
Local Haemoglobinopathy Teams
- These constitute a network of local Hospitals who have a team with a special interest in haemoglobinopathy
- They have shared care with the specialist teams and adhere to the same protocols and standards
- There are 6 local haemoglobinopathy centres in the West Midlands Haemoglobinopathy network
- See local haemoglobinopathy teams for contact details
Local secondary care paediatric services are also found in:
- Secondary care paediatric services have paediatricians available but they do not have a team with a special interest in haemoglobinopathy
- They can offer acute care supported by the specialist centre but do not offer regular outpatient review
- See district general Hospitals for contact details