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• 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.

• Robotic Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy

  This information aims to help answer some of the questions that you may have about having a robotic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of tubes and ovaries).

• Introduction to the Lymphoedema Service: Face-to-face consultation

  This page explains what you can expect after you have been referred to the Lymphoedema Service at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) for a face-to-face appointment.

• Share your views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in North London

  Everyone is invited to share their views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in North Central London as a 14-week public consultation launches today.

• 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.

• Innovative new exhibition at UCLH says ‘Deaf people can do anything’

  Patients waiting for an appointment or worrying about a diagnosis will be inspired by a major new photography exhibition at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals to highlight the achievements of deaf people.

• Elderly patients enjoy music residency

  Elderly patients on University College Hospital’s T10 ward enjoyed the therapeutic benefits of music, thanks to a recent residency by two musicians.

• Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)

  This information is for UCLH patients with cancer or a blood condition who are being offered a PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter).

• UCLH to coordinate new £49.9m UK-wide network for dementia clinical trials 

  More people with dementia in the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces £49.9 million of new funding to build a network of dementia trials sites across the country. 

• Alzheimer’s disease acquired from historic medical treatments

  Five cases of Alzheimer’s disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, reports a team of UCL and UCLH researchers.