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• Red Cell Patient Information

  Patient information for Red Cell Network patients

• Dangoor Family’s Exilarch’s Foundation gift to speed up pioneering cancer care at UCLH

  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.

• 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.

• Health secretary Matt Hancock visits University College Hospital

  Health secretary Matt Hancock visited University College Hospital yesterday to see for himself our post-Covid-19 service set up to help survivors of the virus with their long-term recovery.

• Overseas patients

  Information for patients from overseas visiting UCLH hospitals.

• King’s Coronation Medal awarded to our head of operations

  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.

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  Pfizer Limited, in agreement with the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has withdrawn the product, while a review of the benefits and risks is carried out.

• Obesity/High body Mass Index– what are the risks?

  This page is for patients with obesity who are waiting for scheduled surgery.

• Surviving coronavirus - patients speak about the impact of the disease

  Patients recovering from coronavirus have spoken movingly about the physical and emotional legacy of the disease.

• Introduction to the Lymphoedema Service: Face-to-face consultation

  This page explains what you can expect after you have been referred to the Lymphoedema Service at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) for a face-to-face appointment.