Sickle cell patients are not being properly cared for in the NHS, a damning report has claimed.
Brits suffering from the disease have such bad experiences that they often avoid the NHS for as long as possible, despite debilitating pain, the report commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory found.
The research, undertaken by Public Digital, found they often feel their condition is being undermined by healthcare professionals and that there was a “stark imbalance between the level of mistrust” they faced.
