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• What is bladder cancer?

  Bladder cancer is where a growth of abnormal tissue, known as a tumour, develops in the bladder lining. In some cases, the tumour spreads into the surrounding areas.

• Mixed sex accommodation and privacy

  Mixed sex accommodation and privacy information for patients coming into hospital for an inpatient stay

• Autolab - routine haemostasis/haematology

  A number of tests are carried out by the routine haemostasis/haematology laboratories. These include full blood count, ESR, sickle cell and glandular fever screening, malaria antigen testing, blood films and acanthocytes, coagulation screens (INR/heparin monitoring), fibrinogen and D-dimers (DIC screening).

• UCLH recruits first patient globally for new Alzheimer’s Disease trial

  UCLH has recruited the first patient to a global study of a new drug in early development, called NI0752, which is thought to reduce the production of a protein in the brain called tau.

• Steroid treatment for inflammation caused by immunotherapy

  This information is for patients receiving steroids for immunotherapy toxicity.

• Study reveals limitations of drug proposed for lung cancer treatment

  Researchers at UCLH and UCL have completed the first and only randomised trial to explore a new approach to treating aggressive lung cancer.

• Change of management - private consulting rooms, Queen Square

  Please be advised that from 1 October 2021, the management of the Queen Square private consulting rooms (PCR) will be transferring from Queen Square Enterprises to UCLH Private Healthcare. This means that both private inpatient and outpatient facilities at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) will now be managed by the private arm of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.

• Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) – legal update 17 September 2021

  Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which leads the national Gender Identity and Development Service (GIDS).

• New surgical technique preserves continence in men after prostate removal

  A new surgical technique could remove the risk of urinary incontinence after surgery to remove the prostate for men with prostate cancer.

• Improving clinic attendance and reducing health inequalities in children and young people

  A UCLH rheumatology team is leading an exciting project to help understand the reasons for young people missing their hospital appointments and find ways to improve this.