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• Venous sinus stents (for the treatment of venous sinus stenosis and idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

  This page provides information about the use of venous sinus stents in the treatment of venous sinus stenosis and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

• CSF – Venous fistula embolisation

  This page provides information about endovascular treatment of Subdural Hematomas (SDH).

• Caring for your broken base of 5th metatarsal bone

  This information is for patients who have attended the emergency department with an undisplaced or minimally displaced fracture (broken bone) at the base of your 5th metatarsal.

• Sclerotherapy for low flow vascular malformations

  This page provides information about the sclerotherapy for low flow vascular malformations.

• IR Port-a-cath Insertion

  This page tells you about having a Port-a-cath Insertion (implantable port) with the Interventional Radiology team.

• Investigating the neurological impact of climate change

  Concerned about the impact of climate change on people with neurological conditions, Professor Sanjay Sisodiya has established established a consortium of neurological specialists and will be undertaking research.

• First UK patient receives innovative lung cancer vaccine

  A lung cancer patient at UCLH is the first to receive a novel cancer vaccine designed to prime the immune system to recognise and fight cancer cells.

• UCLH top in England in CQC inpatient survey for the second year running

  UCLH has received excellent results in the 2023 National Adult Inpatient Survey this year, with patients rating their overall care 8.8 out of 10. This is an improvement on last year's score of 8.7 and once again makes us the best performing acute/combined trust in England.

• Induction of labour when your baby is overdue or ‘post-dates’

  This page aims to help you decide if a post-dates induction of labour is the right decision for you and your baby.

• Doctors urged to treat patients with sudden hearing loss within seven days

  A team of clinician scientists at UCLH have identified the factors which predict full hearing recovery, with the strongest predictor being treatment with steroids within seven days of a sudden drop in hearing.