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• Publications and Reading Material

  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. 

• Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

  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.

• Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)

  This information is for UCLH patients with cancer or a blood condition who are being offered a PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter).

• Managing pain after your operation (Easy Read)

  This easy read page offers advice for patients on managing pain after an operation.

• UCLH patient thanks amazing staff after recovering from COVID-19

  One of our patients who is recovering from COVID-19 has been appearing across national media as she recounts her story and thanks the staff who saved her life.

• RESPOND information for service users

  Information for service users about the RESPOND service for refugees and asylum seekers.

• Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road - closure of site

  Update about our hospital on Gray's Inn Road

• UCLH welcomes its 1,000th NHS proton beam therapy patient – meet Seren

  UCLH has welcomed its 1000th patient to our proton beam therapy department, which opened in December 2021.

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

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

• Breathing aids developed by UCL, UCLH and F1 team delivered to 40 NHS hospitals

  Breathing aids developed by engineers at UCL, UCLH and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains have been delivered to 40 NHS hospitals across the country.