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UCLH launches new ovarian cancer surveillance service for women at high risk

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), in collaboration with the North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) and GENinCode Plc, becomes the first hospital trust in the country to provide a new ovarian cancer (OC) surveillance testing service as part of its Familial Cancer Clinic. The service, in line with new NICE (National Institute […]

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Image says: 8.8 NCL residents' rating for overall experience of care. There is a colourful graphic illustration of three people on the right of the image. Bottom left is the NHS lozenge and wording: National Cancer Patient Experience of Care Survey 2024

Our response to the 2024 NCPES results

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) has been carried out each year since 2010, providing insights into the experience of people with cancer in England. The results are an important source of information for NHS organisations that provide cancer services, to understand patient experience to inform decision-making and improvement priorities. The latest NCPES results

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App launched to help clinicians manage patients’ menopause symptoms

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

Doctors at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and University College London (UCL) have developed a digital decision-making aid, MENO.pause, to help clinicians manage menopause symptoms in the best way for individual patients’ health conditions. Funding for the app has been provided by an Innovation Fund award from the North Central London Cancer Alliance.

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‘Sponge-on-a-string’ cancer test coming to North London high streets

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

A new ‘sponge-on-a-string’ test will be tried out in the North Central London area to help prevent oesophageal cancer. North Central London Cancer Alliance is working with Cyted Health, community pharmacies, community diagnostic centres, and health innovation specialists, UCLPartners, to pilot the test for people with persistent heartburn or acid reflux. NHS England has announced

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Self sampling swab and container for DIY HPV testing

Statement on the introduction of HPV self-sampling

NCL News / Catherine Nestor

Today the Department of Health and Social Care has announced that, as part of the 10 Year Health Plan, HPV self-sampling kits will be offered to women and people with a cervix who have missed their cervical screening. The main trial for HPV self-sampling, YouScreen, was conducted in north and east London in 2021, after

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UCLH launches new ovarian cancer surveillance service for women at high risk

Our response to the 2024 NCPES results

App launched to help clinicians manage patients’ menopause symptoms

‘Sponge-on-a-string’ cancer test coming to North London high streets

Statement on the introduction of HPV self-sampling

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