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• Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital joins UCLH on Epic electronic health record

  On Sunday 23 November, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) successfully connected to UCLH’s Epic electronic health record (EHR). This is another milestone in our collaboration and digital transformation across North Central London.

• 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.

• Aftercare Guidance Following an Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implant

  Information for patients (or anyone who is involved in their care) who have undergone implantation of an Intrathecal Baclofen Pump under the care of the team at this hospital.

• Molecular Radiotherapy Series No.6 – Information for parents of children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment

  This page is for parents, carers and family members who are acting as comforters and carers for children and young people having radioactive iodine (131I) treatment.

• Drug combination could be new lupus treatment

  A combination of two drugs could be an effective treatment for the debilitating disease lupus, according to preliminary evidence from a UCLH led trial.

• 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.

• 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. 

• 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.

• Covid-19 vaccine: Common stroke symptoms must be ‘urgently evaluated’

  UCLH and UCL neurologists have published the first clinical observations of patients who experienced an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, following an Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

• Gastroscopy – a guide for patients (Prolonged diet)

  This page explains what a gastroscopy is and what it involves for patients on a prolonged diet.