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• UCLH highest scoring trust in London for inpatients

  UCLH has continued to achieve excellent results in the National Inpatient Survey, with patients rating their overall care as 8.7 out of 10 – the top score amongst our London peers.

• UCLH among top performing trusts in CQC adult inpatient survey

  UCLH has achieved excellent results in the 2024 National Adult Inpatient Survey, with patients rating their overall care 8.4 out of 10. This gives UCLH the second highest score of London’s acute teaching hospitals.

• UCLH top acute teaching trust in new national rankings

  We’re proud that UCLH is ranked number one of all acute teaching trusts in new national league tables published today.

• Millions of men could benefit from faster scan to diagnose prostate cancer

  A quicker, cheaper MRI scan is just as accurate at diagnosing prostate cancer as the current 30-40 minute scan and should be rolled out to make MRI scans more accessible to men who need one, according to clinical trial results led by UCLH, UCL and the University of Birmingham.

• Patients more likely to be admitted to critical care after surgery if a bed is available

  Bed availability is a “significant” factor in determining whether or not a patient is admitted to a critical care bed after surgery, questioning whether some are getting the care they need, a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH has found for the first time.

• Oxbryta (Voxelotor) withdrawal from the UK market in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disorder in people aged 12 years and older

  Pfizer Limited, in agreement with the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has withdrawn the product, while a review of the benefits and risks is carried out.

• UCH shortlisted for Patient Experience Network National Award

  UCH Chemotherapy Daycare and the Macmillan Support and Information Service are shortlisted for a Patient Experience Network National Award for the use of data from the Cancer Patient Experience Survey to improve patient experience.

• UCLH stroke team collaboration with the London Ambulance Service wins award

  The video-assisted stroke triage project, developed by the UCLH stroke service in partnership London Ambulance Service (LAS) has won the HSJ Patient Safety Award for Clinical Governance & Risk Management in Patient Safety.

• Loss of smell a ‘highly specific’ indicator of Covid-19, finds UCLH and UCL research

  Acute loss of sense of smell should be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing for Covid-19 infection according to researchers at UCLH and UCL.

• Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

  Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.