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• Acupuncture for chronic pain and headache

  Acupuncture is the insertion of solid needles into the body to improve health. The needles are very fine, much thinner than needles used to give injections or take blood samples. We use sterile needles. They are disposable and never reused.

• New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travellers

  The software can identify malaria parasites in blood samples almost as accurately as experts staffing microscopes used in standard diagnostic procedures.

• DigiBete Care plan training for families - Monday 11 September at 6:30pm and Wednesday 13 September at 12pm

  We wanted to let you know that Michelle and Sam at DigiBete will be doing a couple of online training sessions to help you set up your school care plan.

• Having a lumbar puncture

  Patient information for patients undergoing a lumbar puncture. A lumbar puncture is a safe, routine and straightforward way of obtaining a sample of cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF).

• Four women have groundbreaking two-in-one surgery to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer

  Four women have successfully had combined surgery at UCLH in which they gave birth by caesarean section and at the same time had surgery to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer.

• 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. 

• Reminder for practices to not reprint previously used blood forms

  GP Practices should not reprint previously used Tquest blood forms as those samples will be read by the automated machines in the lab as testing already been completed.

• Changes to Zinc testing (HSL labs)

  Communication to clinicians using the biochemistry laboratory service provided by HSL. From 14 April 2025 zinc analyses on blood samples will be changed to state of the art Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).

• Day surgery

  The day surgery unit, comprises of two operating theatres and a ward located on level T2 at University College Hospital.

• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

  Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a type of fertility treatment. It is commonly used for women who are using donated sperm in their treatment.