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• Field Safety Notice – Dana I pump (or Diabecare DANA-i) (Manufactured before October 2022)

  We have been informed that there has been an increasing number of fractures in the battery securing parts of this pump. During the insulin pump use, if the device is dropped or excessive force is applied, some of the device's battery securing parts may break.

• Field Safety Notice – CamAPS FX app version 1.4(172) and all previous versions

  Until this point, if a largely over estimated total daily dose was entered by the user incorrectly, there is a risk of over delivery of insulin during Auto mode. This risk is the highest on the first day and reduces gradually over subsequent days.

• Children and young people’s infectious diseases, tropical medicine and parasitology service

  This clinic provides a service within North Central London to children and young people up to 18 years of age with unusual, complicated or recurrent infections. A family infection clinic is also provided where family groups may be reviewed together by both adult and paediatric teams. 

• Gloves off for better safety and a greener NHS

  UCLH is reminding staff that gloves are not always required, by reducing the instances where non-sterile plastic gloves are used when treating non-infectious patients. The focus is now on how clean hands are just as effective a barrier against infection.

• Turn-of-the-century pioneer of the emerging science of neurology, NHNN neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell receives English Heritage London blue plaque

  Pioneering neurologist who worked at NHNN is commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque at his Wimpole Street home where he had his private practice.

• Join us in recycling Novo Nordisk pre-filled pens

  In the UK in 2020, 23 million Novo Nordisk FlexPen and FlexTouch pre-filled devices were incinerated or sent to landfill as there was no viable recycling alternative.

• Martin Jacobs, non-executive director

  Martin Jacobs joined UCLH as a non-executive director on 1 January 2020. He spent 20 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was a Partner within the Corporate Finance division.

• Dr Rick Adams

  Dr Adams has been a consultant general adult psychiatrist since 2017. He has specialist clinical (and research) interests in psychosis and neuropsychiatry.

• Self-Care Space

  RLHIM – The SELF-CARE SPACE The Self-Care Space is an exciting adjunct to our NHS clinical services helping with problems we see commonly such as chronic pain, tiredness, sleep problems, low and anxious mood, and menopausal symptoms. We will be offering the chance to explore a number of therapies and activities, including Mindfulness Reflexology Reiki Indian Head Massage Guided exercise techniques such as: Tai Chi Yoga We run regular group workshops for patients to come together in a positive and supportive way to develop and share skills. We see this co-created approach as an essential part of living well with long term conditions

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Having an MRI Scan

  Information about Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans at UCLH.