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• World-first CJD treatment shows promising early results

  A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown “very encouraging” early results following its use in six patients at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.

• Second generation CAR T-cell therapy trialled in patients

  A new CAR T-cell therapy developed by scientists at UCL has fewer ‘toxic’ side-effects and is more durable, targeting and killing cancer cells for longer, concludes a Phase 1 clinical trial of patients at UCLH.

• Patient story - Sam Ahern

  When Sam Ahern was born 24 years ago, she was the smallest baby our neonatal unit had ever looked after. Now an accomplished musician and fine art student, she has gone back to meet the team that helped her win her fight for life.

• Large study highlights disparities in outcomes between patients of different ethnic groups after giving birth

  A large study looking at the experiences of people across England after giving birth by Caesarean section has highlighted disparities in outcomes between patients of different ethnic groups.

• Introducing EpicCare Link site administrator

  You now need a registered site administrator to access EpicCare Link UCLH for your practice or service. If your site doesn’t have a registered administrator, you may lose access to EpicCare Link UCLH.

• UCLH to coordinate new £49.9m UK-wide network for dementia clinical trials 

  More people with dementia in the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces £49.9 million of new funding to build a network of dementia trials sites across the country. 

• UCLH highest scoring trust in London for inpatients

  UCLH has continued to achieve excellent results in the National Inpatient Survey, with patients rating their overall care as 8.7 out of 10 – the top score amongst our London peers.

• UCH shortlisted for Patient Experience Network National Award

  UCH Chemotherapy Daycare and the Macmillan Support and Information Service are shortlisted for a Patient Experience Network National Award for the use of data from the Cancer Patient Experience Survey to improve patient experience.

• UCLH stroke team collaboration with the London Ambulance Service wins award

  The video-assisted stroke triage project, developed by the UCLH stroke service in partnership London Ambulance Service (LAS) has won the HSJ Patient Safety Award for Clinical Governance & Risk Management in Patient Safety.

• CQC inspection again rates UCLH maternity as ‘Good’.

  The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson maternity service at UCLH has been rated ‘Good’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June 2023.