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• Drug combination could be new lupus treatment

  A combination of two drugs could be an effective treatment for the debilitating disease lupus, according to preliminary evidence from a UCLH led trial.

• 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.

• Staff and patients delighted with the newly refurbished Neurorehabilitation Unit

  The Neurorehabilitation Unit (NRU) at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) has been refurbished with funding from The National Brain Appeal to provide new facilities and additional space, transforming it into a more therapeutic environment.

• Covid-19 vaccine: Common stroke symptoms must be ‘urgently evaluated’

  UCLH and UCL neurologists have published the first clinical observations of patients who experienced an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, following an Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

• 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.

• World-first CJD treatment shows promising early results

  A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown “very encouraging” early results following its use in six patients at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.

• Prime Minister visits UCLH vaccination centre

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the vaccination centre at the Islington Business Design Centre yesterday. 

• UCLH to be part of vital health data partnership

  UCLH is to work in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in a major digital health initiative in which researchers use data collected in acute care settings to improve patient care.

• UCLH to lead data initiative to improve care for myeloma patients

  UCLH is to lead an initiative to improve care for myeloma patients alongside Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

• Jaydam Tierney - occupational therapist

  Jaydam Tierney had wanted to be an occupational therapist since school, and is now enjoying the fast-paced environment of the emergency department.