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• Oesophageal Cancer patient information videos

  Anyone can develop oesophageal cancer, however there are factors that can increase the risk. Watch our series of videos and find out what oesophageal cancer is, the signs and symptoms and learn how it can be diagnosed and treated.

• Prime Minister visits UCLH to meet staff and patients

  Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was joined by Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, for a tour of the University College Hospital Grafton Way Building where they met staff and patients.

• UCLH cancer services gains PIF TICK accreditation to become a ‘trusted information creator’

  UCLH cancer services including radiotherapy has been awarded the PIF TICK – the UK’s only assessed quality mark for print and online health and care information.

• Patient story - Zehavah Handler

  Patient story - Zehavah Handler - When sleep becomes a nightmare. Zehavah Handler struggled to sleep for 25 years before completing a five-week course at UCLH’s insomnia clinic. Here, she tells us how it changed her life.

• What is diabetes?

  There’s a lot of information available out there. Here you can find information about type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

• Health Services Laboratories (HSL) update: Helix platform – UCLH

  UCLH will transition to a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Blood Science disciplines’ (Biochemistry, Immunology, Haematology, Coagulation and Virology) testing. The new platform is known as ‘Helix’. This is a change to the laboratory system only, as such there should be no change to GP users in requesting or receiving reports.

• Temporary paediatric service changes: an open letter

  This week, clinical leaders across north central London have written to our local newspapers, outlining the rationale for temporary changes to children and young people's services across the region. The letter reflects on some of the lessons learnt from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to plan ahead for a likely second surge and a busy winter with all of the challenges that will bring. You can read the letter in full here:

• MiniMed™ insulin pump battery cap field safety notice

  Medtronic have informed us that there is a potential issue relating to the battery cap on some Medtronic insulin pumps (including 640, 670 and 780 series pumps).

• Abiraterone could halve risk of prostate cancer death for some patients

  Adding the hormone therapy abiraterone to the standard treatment for locally advanced prostate cancer, where the cancer has a high chance of spreading, could halve the risk of death, according to the results of a trial at UCLH and UCL.

• Daniell Regan: What do you, we, I see? (2022)

  An online exhibition by Dr Sarah Yardley and artist Daniel Regan, exploring the role of relationships and relationship-centred approaches to healthcare.