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• Loss of smell a ‘highly specific’ indicator of Covid-19, finds UCLH and UCL research

  Acute loss of sense of smell should be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing for Covid-19 infection according to researchers at UCLH and UCL.

• Share your views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in North London

  Everyone is invited to share their views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in North Central London as a 14-week public consultation launches today.

• 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.

• 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.

• Innovative new exhibition at UCLH says ‘Deaf people can do anything’

  Patients waiting for an appointment or worrying about a diagnosis will be inspired by a major new photography exhibition at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals to highlight the achievements of deaf people.

• 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.

• 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.

• RLHIM Integrated Children and Adolescent Service

  The Integrated Children and Adolescent Service is a long-established outpatient service of the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine at UCLH.

• Elderly patients enjoy music residency

  Elderly patients on University College Hospital’s T10 ward enjoyed the therapeutic benefits of music, thanks to a recent residency by two musicians.

• Green energy & new tech to improve health for homeless patients

  This Mobile Health Clinic has been extensively refurbished and fitted with a new digital portable x-ray camera and modern technologies to speed patient diagnoses and treatment of infectious diseases that will be powered on green energy.