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• Arif Ahmed, associate non-executive director

  Arif Ahmed is an entrepreneur and private equity investor in healthcare, technology, e-commerce and B2B services companies. He has a proven track record of scaling innovation in complex regulatory environments.

• Musculoskeletal Outpatient Therapy Service (UCH)

  The musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatient therapy service at University College Hospital provides assessment and treatment of patients for a variety of specialities including orthopaedic, rheumatology, hand therapy, women’s health, orthotic, podiatry and spinal non-operative and operative patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction.

• High blood pressure and its drug treatment unlikely to increase entry of COVID-19 virus into cells

  Fears that people with high blood pressure are more at risk from severe Covid-19 because it is easier for the virus to enter their cells and tissues have been laid to rest, thanks to research involving UCLH.

• Anti bribery statement - our commitment

  At University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) we value our reputation for top quality care and financial probity and conduct our business in an ethical manner.

• UCLH creating a toolkit to make more clinical trials open to young people

  A new research project spearheaded by the CCTU at UCLH is trying to make more places on clinical trials available to young cancer patients aged between 16 and 24 years.

• Patients more likely to be admitted to critical care after surgery if a bed is available

  Bed availability is a “significant” factor in determining whether or not a patient is admitted to a critical care bed after surgery, questioning whether some are getting the care they need, a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH has found for the first time.

• National play toolkit to reduce children’s medical trauma launched at UCLH

  A new toolkit to support babies, children and young people in healthcare access high quality health play services was launched at UCLH last week with UCLH chief nurse Vanessa Sweeney welcoming visitors from NHS England and the play charity Starlight.

• The importance of clinical trials in identifying tomorrow’s treatment options

  Today is International Clinical Trials Day, an important day on the UCLH calendar because research is an integral part of UCLH’s mission.

• UCLH recruits first patient globally for new Alzheimer’s Disease trial

  UCLH has recruited the first patient to a global study of a new drug in early development, called NI0752, which is thought to reduce the production of a protein in the brain called tau.

• Hundreds attend Research Open Day

  Learn more about how UCLH celebrated Research Open Day this month.