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• Spread of COVID-19 mapped in hospitals to ‘break the chain’ of transmission

  UCLH will be part of a first-of-its kind clinical trial, led by scientists at UCL, that will evaluate the use of ‘real time’ viral genomic data to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within hospitals.

• Marcel Levi to step down as chief executive

  UCLH chair Baroness Julia Neuberger has today announced that Professor Marcel Levi will be stepping down from his role as UCLH chief executive on 31 March 2021.

• New contracts awarded to facilities management partners

  UCLH has retendered and awarded five-year contracts to two companies to provide estates and facilities services across UCLH.

• Study highlights need to identify healthcare staff who lose sense of taste or smell

  Researchers from UCLH, UCL and the University of East Anglia have highlighted the need to identify, test and isolate healthcare workers who experience a new loss of taste or smell (anosmia).

• Transforming the everyday into something beautiful: How origami can help encourage self-care – by Lizzie Burns, creative specialist.

  Lizzie Burns, our creative specialist, explores how origami can help to calm your mind and reduce stress. Lizzie also discusses how she's adapted her work to offer online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Research confirms very low risk of COVID transmission from mother to unborn baby

  The research team said the placenta acted as a barrier to transmission.

• Report on Governor visit to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

  On Wednesday 29th March, governors Mick Goss and Fiona McLean arranged for governors to visit the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) at Queen Square.

• New units help to reduce carbon emissions in maternity

  UCLH has moved one step closer to carbon net zero emissions with the installation of six new mobile Entonox destructions units across our birthing centre and labour wards.

• Share your feedback on temporary changes to children and young people’s services

  The NHS in North Central London is inviting the public to take part in a survey about temporary changes made to children and young people’s services in autumn/winter 2020/21.

• ‘Virtual wards’ help patients to recover at home

  The UCLH@Home service is helping patients like 80-year-old Margaret Stone to continue their recovery in their own home under the care of their hospital team.