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• Secretary of State visits UCLH vaccination centre at Bidborough House

  The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid visited the UCLH vaccination centre at UCL’s Bidborough House on Thursday 23 September to see the vital role UCLH and UCL are playing in getting the UK’s population vaccinated for COVID-19.

• UCLH haematology team wins award

  Charity Myeloma UK awards UCLH haematology team their Clinical Service Excellence Programme (CSEP) award in recognition of their outstanding care and unflagging dedication to patients living myeloma, an incurable blood cancer.

• UCLH first in the NHS to use Nanoknife for prostate cancer

  A minimally invasive technique for treating prostate cancer has been used for the first time in the NHS at UCLH. It can be used with precision to treat the affected area, reducing side effects.

• Vincent Wolf, patient governor

  I worked as a senior directorate accountant in finance in the NHS across a wide range of directorates, both corporate and clinical areas, working closely with these directorates on their financial plans, monitoring and forward planning.

• UCLH Charity Matters - read all about it

  UCLH Charity’s magazine, Charity Matters is out now.

• Hormone injections for prostate cancer patients to be given in primary care across NCL

  Men currently attending a hospital outpatient clinic for prostate hormone injections every 3 or 6 months will be advised that (unless not clinically appropriate) their next injection will be administered at a local GP practice, usually by the practice nurse.

• Updates to semen analysis requests

  All semen analysis referrals should be made via the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). We will no longer be able to book semen analysis appointments through direct requests from patients or GP surgeries via email.

• COVID-19 treatments for highest risk non-hospitalised patients

  We are now administering new COVID-19 treatments for patients at highest risk in the community. The service can prescribe oral antivirals to be taken at home, and give intravenous antibody treatments at the hospital.

• How we use your information

  How we use your information at UCLH: what you need to know

• Relocation of Hyperacute Stroke Unit

  The Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) and the Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) services were relocated from the seventh floor of University College Hospital to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) on 20 March 2020 as part of UCLH’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.