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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.

News item - 10 December 2018
Largest ever UK lung cancer screening study aims to improve early detection

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and UCL have launched plans to embark upon the largest ever lung cancer screening project in the UK. The SUMMIT Stud...
- Cancer
Blog post - 30 November 2018
Finding and creating joy in work: what matters to me?

Sophie Bulmer reflects on her learning from our recent event focusing on Joy in Work.
Blog post - 27 November 2018
Making things better for junior doctors: can an app really increase Joy in Work?

Alana reflects on what makes us happy at work and what can be done to improve the workplace happiness of staff in the NHS.
News item - 26 November 2018
Second cohort of health and care professionals announced as Aspiring Improvers

UCLPartners has selected 12 individuals to partake in the second round of our Aspiring Improvers programme. The participants come from a range of organisations across North Central...
Blog post - 14 November 2018
Improving quality in care homes: a story of creativity, engagement and spread

Lesley Cruickshank describes how an innovative approach to improving care in care homes has achieved positive results for staff and residents, and has gained traction across the county.
News item - 12 November 2018
Staff improvement ideas get a boost with new app

Three healthcare organisations in our partnership have successfully piloted ImproveWell, a smartphone app that encourages and enables healthcare staff on the frontline to make impr...
News item - 5 November 2018

Review highlights potential bigger role for specialist trusts

A new report by UCLPartners and the Innovation Agency outlines how high-performing specialist trusts have the potential to do more to benefit the wider NHS. A review of around one-...
News item - 5 November 2018

Understanding the performance and potential of specialist trusts

Many of England’s 21 specialist trusts have created international reputations for academic and clinical excellence. They also score higher than other trusts in ratings for perfor...
Blog post - 1 November 2018
Learning from what goes well in health care, not just from what goes wrong

It seems strange to think that, as recently as 25 years ago, the field of patient safety didn’t really exist. At that time, the harm caused by healthcare either wasn’t routinel...
Blog post - 26 October 2018
The spread challenge (and why invention is only half the story)

John Illingworth shares his reflections on the unique challenges innovation adoption in healthcare can bring.