North East and Yorkshire HCC

The North East and Yorkshire Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre (HCC) for sickle cell anaemia is led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.

Working in collaboration with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation, the HCC supports the provision of specialist and non-specialist haemoglobinopathy services to adults and children with Sickle Cell Disease

The HCC aim is to provide a high quality service, in line with the requirements laid out by the Specialist Commissioning Board, offering a caring, adaptable and patient centred approach to management and long-term care of patients and to build on and spread best practice throughout the Network