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• £1.2 million for trial of new weight loss treatment

  Researchers at UCLH and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are to trial a new weight loss treatment which involves reducing blood supply to part of the stomach.

• New research collaboration to improve patient safety

  UCLH is to host to a new collaboration researching patient safety, after being awarded £3million in funding.

• New national study on long-term health impacts of COVID-19 launched

  UCLH will be part of a major UK research study looking at the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

• Increase in delirium, rare brain inflammation and stroke linked to COVID-19

  Neurological complications of COVID-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage, finds a new UCL and UCLH-led study.

• NHS England consults on interim specification for new gender services

  NHS England has published a proposed interim specification for the new services for children and young people experiencing gender dysphoria.

• Cystic fibrosis drug tested to fight inflammation in COVID-19

  Patients with COVID-19 will be given the cystic fibrosis drug ‘Dornase alfa’ to determine if it can help improve survival by reducing excess inflammation in the lungs in a trial at UCLH.

• More than 800 patients seen over ‘super-weekend’ for ENT in North Central London

  More than 800 patients on waiting lists for Ear, Nose and Throat appointments across North Central London seen in two days during ENT surgery ‘super-weekend’

• 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.

• 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.

• David Beckham brings joy to young cancer patients

  Young cancer patients and staff couldn’t believe their eyes when David Beckham paid a visit to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre earlier this year.