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• Government programme to reduce theatre waste launched at UCLH

  Sustainability in healthcare was top of the agenda on Tuesday when the Department of Health and Social Care selected UCLH as the site to launch a new programme to reduce the reliance on single-use items in the UK health system.

• Access to the paediatric emergency department into the new year

  Whilst the UCLH paediatric emergency department remains on divert, access for GPs to paediatrics remains available as usual.

• The importance of clinical trials in identifying tomorrow’s treatment options

  Today is International Clinical Trials Day, an important day on the UCLH calendar because research is an integral part of UCLH’s mission.

• Last week to share your views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in North Central London

  There are just a few days left to share your views as part of a public consultation on proposed changes to how and where maternity, neonatal, and children’s surgical services could be provided in North Central London. The consultation closes on Sunday, 17 March 2024.

• UCLH implements reusable theatre hats to improve sustainability

  UCLH is making the change from single use to named reusable fabric theatre hats for staff working in operating theatres.

• Dr Junaid Bajwa, senior independent director

  Dr Junaid Bajwa became a non-executive director at UCLH in September 2018. He was born at UCLH and is a practising GP with experience of serving a deprived London community.

• Martin Jacobs, non-executive director

  Martin Jacobs joined UCLH as a non-executive director on 1 January 2020. He spent 20 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was a Partner within the Corporate Finance division.

• Film aims to reassure relatives of critical care patients who cannot visit them in hospital

  A critical care nurse at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Helen Burgess, has produced a short film to provide reassurance to relatives unable to visit their loved ones because of visitor restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Simon Porter, non-executive director

  Simon Porter joined UCLH as a non-executive director on 1 April 2020. He is a chartered accountant whose executive career at the London office of Ernst & Young ranged across audit, corporate finance and risk management.

• From analogue to digital dentistry with UK’s first Epic integration

  The full integration of intra-oral scanners with Epic improves efficiency and enhances patient experience by significantly reducing appointment times and appointment-to-treatment times so patients receive the right care faster.