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• New recycling programme to reduce theatre waste

  An exciting new project to recycle packaging from single-use items is projected to reduce the waste being incinerated from UCLH theatres by around 215kg a year.

• Treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

  Your treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) will be delivered within a number of comprehensive specialised services led by medical and nursing cancer care experts.

• UCLH implements reusable theatre hats to improve sustainability

  UCLH is making the change from single use to named reusable fabric theatre hats for staff working in operating theatres.

• What is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

  Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a form of cancer that affects the cells in the bone marrow, the soft material inside your bones.

• Treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

  Your acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) treatment will be delivered within a number of comprehensive specialised services led by medical and nursing cancer care experts.

• What is acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)?

  Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is a form of cancer that develops in your bone marrow and affects your blood cells.

• Brain cancer patient doing well after world-first immunotherapy treatment

  UCLH has treated the first brain cancer patient with immunotherapy prior to standard treatment as part of a pioneering trial.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.