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• New apheresis machine at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

  A new specialist blood transfusion service at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital is transforming care for people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) across the East of England.

• MENO.pause app launched to help clinicians manage patients’ menopause symptoms

  Doctors at UCLH and University College London (UCL) have developed a digital decision-making aid, MENO.pause, to help clinicians manage menopause symptoms in the best way for individual patients’ health conditions.

• 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.

• First treatment for rare disease approved by UK medicines regulator

  The first ever treatment for the rare neurodegenerative disease Friedreich’s ataxia – for which UCLH and UCL led the UK trial – has been approved for use in the UK by the medicines’ regulator.

• UCLH Grafton Way Elective Surgical Hub receives GIRFT accreditation

  We’re delighted to announce that our Grafton Way Elective Surgical Hub has been successfully accredited as an elective surgical hub delivering high standards in clinical and operational practice.

• 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.

• Ward T16 North - Haematology

  T16 North is a specialist adult haematology inpatient ward dedicated to providing high-quality care for patients with a wide range of blood disorders.

• UCLH welcomes new clinical nurse specialist appointed to support asbestos-related cancer patients

  Sonya Moudart has been appointed as a Mesothelioma UK Clinical Nurse Specialist at UCLH. In her new role, Sonya will provide care and support for mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer) patients and in time, will be a beacon of expertise in all matters relating to mesothelioma for the North Central London Cancer Alliance area. 

• NHS Staff Survey 2024 – we’re the top acute trust to work at for third year running!

  Read more about the NHS Staff Survey 2024 - we’re the top acute trust to work at for third year running!

• Resident Doctor's Workshops (2024)

  Last year, UCLH Arts & Heritage and our resident doctor community worked collaboratively to run a series of 10 creative workshops looking at various art-making methods aimed at improving the well being of doctors.