UCLH is constantly looking to improve the service offered to patients and in this section you will find details of our major new developments, including building projects and new services.
The Hyper-acute Stroke Unit: if you have a stroke you will get faster access to clot-busting drugs, expert teams of staff and better facilities in our new stroke unit. Faster care saves lives.
Brain cancer treatmentthe new Molly Lane Fox Unit, part of the brain tumour service at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), opened in March 2011. The 12-bed inpatient unit will improve care and outcomes for patients with brain cancer and will support research projects and clinical trials to bring about advances in the basic science of brain tumour biology.
The UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre: opened in April 2012, the centre is the first of its kind in the NHS and has redefined the way patients are treated, using the best diagnostic and treatment techniques to improve survival rates. Every detail of the centre has been designed around the needs of individual patients with more focus on the best treatments, wellbeing, rehabilitation and cancer survivorship.
Proton beam therapy: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be one of two sites delivering PBT across the NHS from 2017. The joint proposal with The Christie Hospital in Manchester, will offer the first PBT service in the UK, allowing unparalleled access for patients and their families from all over the UK. Around 1,500 patients will be treated with Proton Beam Therapy, every year.