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• Vaccination centre at the Business Design Centre, Islington, closes

  Our vaccination centre at the Business Design Centre, Islington, closed on Monday 10 January.

• Loss of smell a ‘highly specific’ indicator of Covid-19, finds UCLH and UCL research

  Acute loss of sense of smell should be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing for Covid-19 infection according to researchers at UCLH and UCL.

• Thoracic Surgery – Information for patients: Having surgery via median sternotomy

  Information for patients having a surgery via median sternotomy.

• Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

  Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.

• Dr Patrick Murphy

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

• Single-dose radiotherapy as effective for treating breast cancer, long-term study finds

  A pioneering breast cancer therapy developed by UCLH and UCL, which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for most women in treating the disease.

• Thoracic Surgery – Information for patients: Having a mediastinoscopy / mediastinotomy procedure

  Information for patients having a mediastinoscopy / mediastinotomy procedure.

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery anaesthetists rewarded for high-quality patient care

  The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), part of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, has been reaccredited under the prestigious Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) demonstrating the hospital anaesthetists’ commitment to patient safety and excellence of care.

• Green energy & new tech to improve health for homeless patients

  This Mobile Health Clinic has been extensively refurbished and fitted with a new digital portable x-ray camera and modern technologies to speed patient diagnoses and treatment of infectious diseases that will be powered on green energy.

• SUMMIT Study catches up with pre-pandemic follow up appointments

  As World Lung Cancer Day approaches (1 August) the SUMMIT Study reports that it has made great strides in catching up with patients whose nodule follow ups were cancelled due to COVID-19.