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• Paediatric Series No. 7- Radiotherapy to the whole central nervous system

  This page has been written for parents and carers whose child is having radiotherapy treatment to the whole brain and spine. This treatment may also be referred to as whole central nervous system (CNS) or cranio-spinal radiotherapy.

• Publications and Reading Material

  The Sickle Cell Society (SCS) and the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) have worked in partnership with the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme to engage with communities less likely to access health information through usual NHS channels. The societies provide feedback from people that share the same population background or have experience of the condition and to feed into the programme updates and improvements. 

• What to expect from your neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

  What to expect from your neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (key worker) at the NHNN

• Molecular Radiotherapy Series No.1 – Information for Carers of Children and Young People Having mIBG Treatment

  This page has been written for parents, carers and family members who are acting as carers and comforters for children and young people having radioactive mIBG treatment.

• Gastroscopy – a guide for patients (Prolonged diet)

  This page explains what a gastroscopy is and what it involves for patients on a prolonged diet.

• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided pancreatic collection or pseudocyst drainage

  This page aims to give you information about a way doctors can treat patients who have pancreatic collections or pseudocysts related to pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).

• Integrated Cancer Care Service for children and young adults

  Information about the Integrated Cancer Care Service for children and young adults at the RLHIM.

• Gastroscopy – a guide for patients (Standard diet)

  This page explains what a gastroscopy is and what it involves for patients on a standard diet.

• Patient information

  Information covering a range of conditions. Search by condition name or condition type (specialty).

• First UK patient uses thought to control computer hours after Neuralink implant

  A patient with motor neurone disease was able to control a computer just by using his thoughts following the UK’s first Neuralink implant surgery at UCLH’s National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in October 2025.