News & Events

Thank you for saving our lives!
11 May 2012
Patients who had pioneering transplants for blood cell cancers like lymphoma and leukaemia returned to the hospital trust that saved their lives to say ‘thank you’.
Surgeon hailed a hero in earthquake rescue
10 May 2012
A UCLH consultant surgeon who crawled up a collapsed staircase on his hands and knees to help rescue a woman during an earthquake in New Zealand has been honoured for his “selfless act of bravery.”
Exhibition highlights hope and human spirit of patient research
4 May 2012
An extraordinary exhibition of photographs opens this month to shine a light on the world of clinical research.
UCLH surgeon steps into school
26 Apr 2012
UCLH consultant Professor Fares Haddad was on hand to present three students from Hampstead with their prizes following the annual ‘Step into the NHS’ schools competition.
Riding the crest of the airwaves
24 Apr 2012
CityBeat – the Trust’s in-house hospital radio service – has scooped a national award for its specialist music programming.
A tale of two cities from Paris to London
18 Apr 2012
Carrying only a spare change of running kit, a GPS tracker, a foam cylinder for massaging aching limbs and a box of painkillers, charity runner Neville Parnell has embarked an epic challenge of eight marathons in eight days.
Targeted therapy gives hope to cancer patients
17 Apr 2012
A new prostate cancer treatment, which uses powerful sound waves to target an area the size of a grain of rice, could provide an alternative to traditional treatment with significantly fewer side effects, according to a trial led by UCLH/UCL.
Team work the key for nurse specialist
11 Apr 2012
Nurse specialist David Leverett has won a national award for his work with seriously ill children.
Proton Beam Therapy coming to UCLH
5 Apr 2012
UCLH will offer the world’s most advanced form of radiotherapy after the government today announced up to £250 million of funding to bring Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) to the UK.
‘Momentous occasion’ as University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre opens its doors
3 Apr 2012
The University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre will open its doors to patients for the first time this week (week commencing April 2) – offering the most advanced service of its kind in the UK.

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