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Catch-up on our latest news, blogs, impact stories and reports on our work in partnership to solve the biggest health challenges facing people living in our communities.

Blog post - 25 February 2021

LGBT+ history month: Claiming our past. Celebrating our present. Creating our future.

Our Technology Evaluation Lead, Ilias Zapantis, writes about LGBT+ History Month, reflects on what it means for those who work in healthcare and shares some of the activities undertaken at UCLPartners to further knowledge and raise awareness.
Blog post - 17 February 2021
Taking the lab out of testing in the COVID-19 pandemic

UCLPartners Health Technology Advisor Gareth Cairns discusses how point of care and at home testing has come to the fore in the pandemic and looks at some examples that are proving valuable in this space.
Impact story - 17 February 2021

Cladribine – an innovative treatment for adults with highly active relapsing remitting MS

Clinical trials conducted by UCLPartners' AHSC from 2010-2015 showed that Cladribine is an effective oral treatment for highly active MS. Since then, UCLPartners has been driving the spread and adoption of the drug in clinical practice.
Blog post - 15 February 2021
Post-COVID recovery: proactive care, self care and CVD prevention

A major concern for general practice is how to continue with the essential covid response while providing proactive care to patients who are at highest risk of deterioration.
- Cardiovascular health
News item - 12 February 2021

David Probert appointed UCLH Chief Executive

David Probert has been announced as the new Chief Executive of University College London Hospitals. David replaces Professor Marcel Levi, who is stepping down at the end of March t...
Blog post - 12 February 2021
What can we learn from COVID-19 about how to fund, co-ordinate and deliver rapid service evaluation in health and care?

Health and care services have innovated quickly in response to the pandemic. But how do we evaluate rapid implementations made at scale?
News item - 12 February 2021
Multiple Sclerosis treatment now more accessible for patients across England

NHS England have confirmed a change in prescribing requirements for Cladribine tablets, a high efficacy oral treatment for highly active Multiple Sclerosis (MS), that will make the treatment more accessible to patients across England.
News item - 9 February 2021
Technology addresses the backlog of gastrointestinal endoscopy referrals

UCLPartners are working with software developers Cievert and the Academic Health Science Network for North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC) to develop an innovative pathway management system for gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Cancer
Blog post - 8 February 2021
The Bedside Learning Co-ordinator: capturing and acting on insights from the front-line

Dr Jenny Shand explains how creating the role of Bedside Learning Co-ordinator at the Nightingale Hospital London helped capture frontline insights on improving patient care, efficiency, and staff well-being.
News item - 4 February 2021

FibriCheck recognised in guidance for AF detection and management

A heart rhythm monitoring technology supported by UCLPartners has been recognised in the latest primary care cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidance as an effective s...