§ Lord Taylor of Warwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
What financial or other support they provide to charities involved in sickle cell anaemia research. [HL4236]
§ Lord WarnerThe Department of Health provides National Health Service support funding for research commissioned by charities that takes place in the NHS. Charities that currently fund, or have recently funded, research in the NHS relating to sickle cell anaemia include the Wellcome Trust, Action Research and the Stroke Association.
The department has recently awarded a £30,000 Section 64 grant to help the Sickle Cell Society increase its production of video tapes, audio tapes and leaflets for distribution and dissemination.