Care 

Specialised services national definitions set

This definition is part of the third edition of the Specialised Services National Definitions Set (SSNDS) being produced over 2008/9.

(SSNDS Definition No. 38 - Third Edition)

OPCS codes for Definition 38

Specialised Haemoglobinopathy Services (all ages)

Quality Requirements for Health Services Caring for Children and Young People with Haemoglobinopathies

These Quality Requirements have been developed to support implementation within services for children and young people of the ‘Standards for the Clinical Care of Children and Adults with Thalassaemia in the UK’ and ‘Sickle Cell Diseases in Childhood: Standards and Guidelines for Clinical Care’1. They reflect the aims, standards and guidelines of both documents. They also support the principles of the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services.

Proposed networks of clinical care

Revised (Oct 07)