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An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.
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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.
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The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) and the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) have worked in partnership with the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme to engage with communities less likely to access health information through usual NHS channels. The societies provide feedback from people that share the same population background or have experience of the condition and to feed into the programme updates and improvements.
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Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.
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Education and training videos for Red Cell Network patients
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A pioneering breast cancer therapy developed by UCLH and UCL, which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for most women in treating the disease.
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Patient information for Red Cell Network patients
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UCLH Charity is delighted to announce that the Dangoor Family’s Exilarch’s Foundation has pledged a £1.2m gift to support the next phase of the development of the CAR T programme at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). The CAR T Speed Release Project aims to reduce the time between extracting patient’s stem cells and injecting re-engineered CAR T cells back into patients with cancer to fight cancer cells.
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As World Lung Cancer Day approaches (1 August) the SUMMIT Study reports that it has made great strides in catching up with patients whose nodule follow ups were cancelled due to COVID-19.
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Alison Clements, head of operations, patient flow and EPRR, has received a medal in recognition of her work to support NHS preparations for the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla last May.
File results
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FOI/2022/0275 - Biologic medications within dermatology
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FOI/2022/0276 - Biologic medicines within dermatology
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FOI/2022/0278 - Surgical tables in use at Trust
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FOI/2022/0280 - Applications or tools to communicate digitally with patients
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FOI/2022/0282 - Decontamination and infection control leads; risk assessment group meetings
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FOI/2022/0283 - Enhanced disinfection methods to eliminate HAIs in theatres, clinical areas and wards
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FOI/2022/0285 - Paediatric audiology
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FOI/2022/0286 - Fat-shaming complaints
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FOI/2022/0287 - Device related delays in delivery of medication/ enteral feeding
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FOI/2022/0288 - Patient deaths awaiting discharge as inpatient