'Closing pilot sickle cell unit could be fatal'

Sickle cell patients at the Royal London Hospital will have to return to using A&E for emergency care after a five-month pilot ended

Ending an emergency care pilot for sickle cell patients in London could have "fatal" consequences, an MP has warned.

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel provided an alternative to A&E admissions for sickle cell patients between September 2025 and January.