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• New research collaboration to improve patient safety

  UCLH is to host to a new collaboration researching patient safety, after being awarded £3million in funding.

• Dietary advice for patients with an ileostomy

  This page provides information about food and drink which may affect your ileostomy output.

• Information for patients undergoing bowel surgery

  This page provides information for patients who are due to be admitted to hospital for bowel surgery.

• SUMMIT Study catches up with pre-pandemic follow up appointments

  As World Lung Cancer Day approaches (1 August) the SUMMIT Study reports that it has made great strides in catching up with patients whose nodule follow ups were cancelled due to COVID-19.

• £1.2 million for trial of new weight loss treatment

  Researchers at UCLH and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are to trial a new weight loss treatment which involves reducing blood supply to part of the stomach.

• Gastroscopy - a guide for patients

  This page explains what a gastroscopy is and what it enolves.

• Single-dose radiotherapy as effective for treating breast cancer, long-term study finds

  A pioneering breast cancer therapy developed by UCLH and UCL, which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for most women in treating the disease.

• Bright new look for UCLH postnatal ward

  Swapping the standard blue curtains for sunny yellow ones has made our postnatal ward feel brighter and less clinical.

• Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

  Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.

• UCLH recruits first participant internationally for new trial in Frontotemporal dementia

  UCLH has recruited the first participant to an international trial in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the most common causes of early-onset dementia.