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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).

• 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.

• 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.

• Prescriptions and health costs

  All medications given to you while you are an inpatient are provided free of charge. At follow-up appointments, you may be given a prescription by your doctor or nurse. This must be collected from the hospital pharmacy; you cannot take it to your local chemist. There is a standard prescription charge per item which you can pay for by cash or card.

• Medtronic Diabetes - Insulin Pump events

  Here is an invitation to the Medtronic diabetes patient education web events.

• UCLH consultants elected to Academy of Medical Sciences

  Five UCLH consultants have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their exceptional contributions to biomedical and health science and their ability to generate new knowledge and improve the health of people everywhere.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.