Welcome to the Brent Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Centre website.

This website is a service provided by the Brent Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Centre, a service of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK, for the general public, people with or at-risk of Sickle Cell, Thalassaemia, G6PD and other related conditions of haemoglobin, patients, health and allied care professionals, educators, students and those interested in the specialist subject.

You will find:

  • Current information about the Centre.

  • Information about community services available for people who live in Brent and Harrow and acute care of patients who attend:
    • Central Middlesex Hospital
    • Northwick Park Hospital

  • Resources to assist with the clinical management of people with sickle cell, thalassaemia, G6PD and related conditions.

Non-Executive Director: Prof. Dame Sally C Davies
Medical Director: Dr. Gavin Cho
Email: Gavin.Cho@nwlh.nhs.uk
Professional Services Director / Senior
Specialist Nurse Consultant / Lecturer:
Dr. Lola Oni OBE
Email: Lola.Oni@nhs.net
Paediatric Consultant: Dr. Michele Afif
Email: Michele.Afif@nwlh.nhs.uk
Senior Specialist Nurse
(Paediatric Acute Community):
Mairead Geraghty
Email: Mairead.Geraghty@nhs.net
Senior Specialist Nurse
(Acute Hospital):
Shola Shoyemi
Email: Shola.Shoyemi@nhs.net
Specialist Community Nurses: Vesna Graham
Email: Vesna.Graham@nhs.net

Lynette Haynes
Email: Lynette.Haynes@nhs.net
Specialist Midwife: Sherry Amoroso-Mensah
Email: S.Amoroso-Mensah@nhs.net
Psychologist: Dr. Kofi A Anie
Email: Kofi.Anie@nhs.net
Assistant Psychologist: Hannah Grocott
Email: Hannah.Grocott@nhs.net
Research Nurse: Dr. Annette Gilmore
Email: Annette.Gilmore@nhs.net
IT Consultant: Sameer J Patankar
Email: Sameer.Patankar@nhs.net
Administrative Staff: Linda Joseph (Administrator / Receptionist)
Email: Linda.Joseph@nwlh.nhs.uk

Gira Patel (Secretary)
Email: Gira.Patel@nwlh.nhs.uk