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However, their quality of life and reproductive and psychosocial outcomes are not yet well studied. For SCD and TDT, robust survival data are mainly limited to North America. Thus, there is a need to fill these knowledge gaps to guide improvements in care, address unmet clinical needs and rigorously assess the efficacy of emerging novel therapies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is an observational population-based mixed-methods study of individuals diagnosed with SCD, TDT or acute leukaemia when under the age of 18 in England, involving a data linkage component and a patient-reported outcomes measures survey. 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Consent is required for participation in the survey and for subsequent data linkage to existing databases. Surveys are conducted in various formats (online, paper and phone), with reminders sent after 21 days. The survey will assess quality of life and psychosocial and reproductive outcomes. Participants can withdraw at any time, and support is available via telephone helplines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study has received ethical and information governance approval from the Health Research Authority (Reference 24\/YH\/0186) and the Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG 24\/CAG\/0138) to process identifiable data without consent. 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