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• Recruitment milestone reached in large breast cancer trial

  3000 participants have been recruited to a clinical trial led by UCL and UCLH aimed at reducing the number of patients with breast cancer who are given chemotherapy unnecessarily.

• Milestone of 1000 robotic operations reached

  The UCLH trauma and orthopaedics team has reached a milestone of 1000 operations on hips and knees using the Mako robot.

• First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches at UCLH

  The first UK trial to test the benefits of proton beam therapy for certain patients with breast cancer has launched at UCLH.

• Wearable tech, AI and clinical teams combine to change the face of clinical trial monitoring

  A multi-disciplinary team involving UCLH and UCL has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI.

• UCLH and Whittington Health make case for closer collaboration

  UCLH and Whittington Health have a long history of working together to benefit patients, staff and our communities across Camden, Haringey, Islington and beyond. This includes services such as the virtual ward, orthopaedic surgery and paediatric dentistry.

• Towards engagement and education around sustainability

  Ensuring that UCLH staff understand the urgency of the climate crisis and support our net zero programme is crucial if we want to be successful in reaching our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2031. Our patients must be kept informed of changes and we must work closely with other NHS organisations, including NHS England, if we are to deliver a successful programme. This page documents our progress to date.

• Towards sustainable procurement and supply chain

  UCLH needs to reduce the amount we consume per patient, re-use and re-manufacture what we can and ensure that what we do use has minimal environmental impact. We also need to ensure our suppliers match our environmental ambitions. This page explores our progress so far.

• UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running!

  Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

• Rob Vincent, non-executive director

  Rob Vincent joined the board as a non-executive director on 1 November 2021. He was an associate non-executive director from 14 October 2020 to 31 October 2021. Rob lives in Islington. He was the Chief Executive of Kirklees in West Yorkshire until 2010.

• Professor Geoff Bellingan, medical director, surgery and cancer board

  Geoff Bellingan was appointed Medical Director in September 2009. He previously held posts as Clinical Director and Divisional Clinical Director between 2006 and 2009.