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• What is bladder cancer?

  Bladder cancer is where a growth of abnormal tissue, known as a tumour, develops in the bladder lining. In some cases, the tumour spreads into the surrounding areas.

• Outpatients clinics during COVID-19

  Our outpatient clinics will remain predominantly virtual throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Please continue to refer via the NHS e-referral service.

• Infectious disease update during COVID-19

  All GPs are now welcome to use our national Infectious & Tropical Disease Advice and Guidance function on the e-referral system (NHS e-RS)

• 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.

• Steroid drug reduces mortality in hospitalised Covid-19 patients

  A national study with initial results shows steroid dexamethasone may substantially reduce mortality in severely ill Covid-19 patients.

• Paralympic champion and former UCLH patient made MBE

  Lizzi Jordan, who received life-saving treatment at UCLH before going on to win a gold medal for cycling in the 2024 Paralympic Games, paid tribute to UCLH staff as she was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE).

• SUMMIT Study results support the roll out of national lung cancer screening

  SUMMIT Study results on the benefits of large-scale screening for lung cancer are published in The Lancet Oncology today (26 March), ahead of the formal addition of lung cancer screening to the UK national screening programme from 1 April.

• Study sheds light on accidental awareness during pregnancy-related surgery and how to prevent it

  Around 1 in 250 women may experience consciousness during pregnancy-related surgery under general anaesthesia, according to a national study which sheds light on why this occurs.

• Dr Patrick Murphy

  Dr. Patrick Murphy is a principal clinical neuropsychologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Twice as many men recover erectile function after improved prostate cancer surgery

  A technique to improve the precision of prostate cancer surgery means that almost twice as many men preserve their erectile function compared to those undergoing standard surgery, according to results from a clinical trial led by researchers from UCL and UCLH.