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• Neurophysiology (clinical)

  Our clinical neurophysiology department performs tests which record information from the brain or the nervous system. There are two main tests performed in our outpatient department, Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Nerve conduction studies (NCS).

• Turn-of-the-century pioneer of the emerging science of neurology, NHNN neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell receives English Heritage London blue plaque

  Pioneering neurologist who worked at NHNN is commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque at his Wimpole Street home where he had his private practice.

• Understanding your child's behaviour

  This is an 8-week online parent group led by the Child Wellbeing Practitioners at UCLH.

• Martin Jacobs, non-executive director

  Martin Jacobs joined UCLH as a non-executive director on 1 January 2020. He spent 20 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was a Partner within the Corporate Finance division.

• New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with fetal growth problems

  A team at UCLH and UCL have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where there are issues with poor growth of the baby inside the womb.

• Join us in recycling Novo Nordisk pre-filled pens

  In the UK in 2020, 23 million Novo Nordisk FlexPen and FlexTouch pre-filled devices were incinerated or sent to landfill as there was no viable recycling alternative.

• Field Safety Notice – Dana I pump (or Diabecare DANA-i) (Manufactured before October 2022)

  We have been informed that there has been an increasing number of fractures in the battery securing parts of this pump. During the insulin pump use, if the device is dropped or excessive force is applied, some of the device's battery securing parts may break.

• Field Safety Notice – CamAPS FX app version 1.4(172) and all previous versions

  Until this point, if a largely over estimated total daily dose was entered by the user incorrectly, there is a risk of over delivery of insulin during Auto mode. This risk is the highest on the first day and reduces gradually over subsequent days.

• Gloves off for better safety and a greener NHS

  UCLH is reminding staff that gloves are not always required, by reducing the instances where non-sterile plastic gloves are used when treating non-infectious patients. The focus is now on how clean hands are just as effective a barrier against infection.

• Autonomic Function Test (AFT) (Autonomic Unit)

  This booklet has been written by the Autonomic Unit at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). The aim of the booklet is to provide information about the autonomic function test (AFT).