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• Launch of new services to support patients with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, and other inherited red cell disorders

  The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) has new services and staff training to support patients with inherited red cell disorders, including Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

• New government support for energy bills. What does it mean? - by Jelena Nenadic, welfare and benefit advisor

  Information about the new government support available to help people pay their energy bills.

• World-first CJD treatment shows promising early results

  A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown “very encouraging” early results following its use in six patients at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.

• Women’s mental agility is better during menstruation

  Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH).

• Staff and patients delighted with the newly refurbished Neurorehabilitation Unit

  The Neurorehabilitation Unit (NRU) at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) has been refurbished with funding from The National Brain Appeal to provide new facilities and additional space, transforming it into a more therapeutic environment.

• Maternal medicine

  The Maternal Medicine team provides care for women with pre-existing medical disorders or pregnancy-related medical conditions. We work in a multidisciplinary team of doctors and midwives in order to provide the best standard of care for women and their babies.

• Fatigue management for adults with cerebral palsy

  Introduction Fatigue is a common and invisible symptom that is not always obvious to others such as partners, family members, friends or colleagues. As a result others may not understand the…

• Sensitive arrangements for pregnancy tissue after miscarriage and/or surgical treatment

  This page explains the options for sensitive handling of pregnancy tissue.

• Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia Service
• Intravesical treatment using thermo-chemotherapy (Mitomycin C)

  This page will give you an overview of intravesical thermo-chemotherapy, how it is given and side effects it may cause.