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• New pop-up clinics in Islington make it easier to get the Covid-19 vaccine

  Pop-up clinics in Islington will make it easier for people who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine – especially those who are elderly, homeless, vulnerable or in need of support – to get it closer to home.

• Research autopsies reveal how incurable skin cancer resists treatment

  Research conducted at UCLH has discovered how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life.

• UCLH and Whittington children’s dental service scoops award

  A UCLH and Whittington Health children’s dental service has won the Small Scale, Big Impact award at the Smarter Working Live awards for its work supporting community dentists to provide more dental treatment locally, saving trips to hospital.

• UCLH top trust to work at in England

  Our staff have rated UCLH as the top trust in England, improving on our ranking from last year when we were third best in England and top in London.

• Towards net zero - estates, facilities, technology and transport

  As an organisation, UCLH needs to minimise the environmental impact of our buildings and the energy they use and maximise our use of any technology available to support these changes. This page outlines our progress to date.

• Towards net zero - clinical activity

  Delivering vital interventions, medicines and all other healthcare services are responsible for a major part of the NHS’s carbon emissions. We need to redesign our services to reduce their environmental impact, whilst maintaining the highest standards of care delivery. This page outlines our progress so far.

• Towards net zero - procurement and supply chain

  UCLH needs to reduce the amount we consume per patient, re-use and re-manufacture what we can and ensure that what we do use has minimal environmental impact. We also need to ensure our suppliers match our environmental ambitions. This page explores our progress so far.

• Towards net zero - education and engagement

  Ensuring that UCLH staff understand the urgency of the climate crisis and support our net zero programme is crucial if we want to be successful in reaching our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2031. Our patients must be kept informed of changes and we must work closely with other NHS organisations, including NHS England, if we are to deliver a successful programme. This page documents our progress to date.

• Wearable tech, AI and clinical teams combine to change the face of clinical trial monitoring

  A multi-disciplinary team involving UCLH and UCL has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI.

• First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches at UCLH

  The first UK trial to test the benefits of proton beam therapy for certain patients with breast cancer has launched at UCLH.