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• SUMMIT Study early results feature in The Guardian

  A front page story and patient case study highlight SUMMIT Study early diagnosis outcomes.

• New precision medicine study for patients with cancer in the biliary tract

  A new study at UCLH and UCL aims to extend survival for some patients with cancer in the biliary tract by treating them with therapies specifically tailored to the genetic profile of their tumour.

• Getting ready for surgery: Bowel preparation with a laxative and antibiotics

  This information is for patients having gynaecology surgery who may also need bowel (colorectal) surgery as part of their cancer treatment.

• NHNN Outpatients Department

  This leaflet has written by the administration team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery for outpatients.

• Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and Sarah, Duchess of York open blood cancer ward

  Sarah, Duchess of York, and Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie met with staff and young people in a video call to formally open the specialist haematology ward for young adults in the University College Hospital Grafton Way Building last week (Monday 11 July).

• 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.

• BBC documentary featuring UCLH clinicians highlights harms of ultra-processed food

  A BBC One documentary featuring clinicians at UCLH which airs this Thursday highlights the harm to the body and brain caused by ultra-processed food.

• Bright new look for UCLH postnatal ward

  Swapping the standard blue curtains for sunny yellow ones has made our postnatal ward feel brighter and less clinical.

• UCLH recruits first participant internationally for new trial in Frontotemporal dementia

  UCLH has recruited the first participant to an international trial in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the most common causes of early-onset dementia.

• 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.