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• SUMMIT Study results support the roll out of national lung cancer screening

  SUMMIT Study results on the benefits of large-scale screening for lung cancer are published in The Lancet Oncology today (26 March), ahead of the formal addition of lung cancer screening to the UK national screening programme from 1 April.

• SUMMIT Study early results feature in The Guardian

  A front page story and patient case study highlight SUMMIT Study early diagnosis outcomes.

• How are we doing? Parent and Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) survey

  The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) is asking all children and young people (8-19 years) and parents/carers (of children under 8 years old) who have received diabetes care in the past 6 months, to fill in the survey.

• Dr Patrick Murphy

  Dr Patrick Murphy is a consultant clinical neuropsychologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

• Steroid drug reduces mortality in hospitalised Covid-19 patients

  A national study with initial results shows steroid dexamethasone may substantially reduce mortality in severely ill Covid-19 patients.

• One year at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

  The hospital marked the start of the year a visit by HM The Queen in February 2020. A few weeks after this celebration, the pandemic took hold and the hospital stepped up to help.

• Research into restoring loss of smell and taste in COVID patients

  Specialist teams at UCLH and UCL are at the forefront of research which could bring hope to people who have been robbed of their sense of smell and taste after suffering the long-term legacy of COVID-19.

• Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

  The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, The Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP visited the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), earlier this week (Wednesday 4 May 2022).

• Research seeking greater understanding of rare blood cancer and how to treat it

  A new research study at UCLH and UCL will investigate how a rare type of blood cancer develops and what types of treatment may be effective for patients.

• National leadership award for UCLH research practitioner

  UCLH research manager Sarah Taylor has won a national leadership award for her work to develop and train research staff.