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UCL Partners is an academic health science centre
Academic health science centre

An academic health science centre is a partnership between one or more universities and healthcare providers focusing on world-class research, clinical services, education and training....
 based in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It has been operational since September 2008. It intends to apply to the Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)

The Department of Health is a Departments of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on health, social care and the National Health Service ....
 for official recognition as an academic health science centre once the procedure for doing so is set out.

Establishment
Five of London's leading medical research organisations and healthcare providers have formed what they estimate will be the largest academic health science partnership in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 using a "splinter" model.






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UCL Partners is an academic health science centre
Academic health science centre

An academic health science centre is a partnership between one or more universities and healthcare providers focusing on world-class research, clinical services, education and training....
 based in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It has been operational since September 2008. It intends to apply to the Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)

The Department of Health is a Departments of the United Kingdom government but with responsibility for government policy for England alone on health, social care and the National Health Service ....
 for official recognition as an academic health science centre once the procedure for doing so is set out.

Establishment


Five of London's leading medical research organisations and healthcare providers have formed what they estimate will be the largest academic health science partnership in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 using a "splinter" model. Their intention is to deliver improvements in health for patients in London, and around the world through translational research
Translational research

The concept of translational research has received very strong focus in the biomedical community over the last few years, as a new way of thinking about and conducting life sciences research to accelerate healthcare outcomes....
. The partnership will support an estimated 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and consultants. It will treat more than 1.5 million patients each year and have a annual turnover of around £2bn. UCL Partners will focus initially on specific areas, including cancer and heart disease, and deliver the benefits more rapidly to patients.

Membership


UCL Partners comprises:

  • UCL Medical School, University College London
    University College London

    University College London is a university institution and constituent college of the University of London based primarily in London, England, United Kingdom....
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust (incorporating the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
    Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital

    The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital is a hospital located on the Gray's Inn Road, London in the United Kingdom. It is operated by the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
    )
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Areas of research


UCL Partners will focus initially on ten areas of research, managing and coordinating the activities of the constituent organisations.

  • the nervous system
    Nervous system

    The nervous system is a Neural network of specialized cells that communicate information about an animal's surroundings and itself. It processes this information and causes reactions in other parts of the body....
  • children's health
  • heart disease
    Heart disease

    Heart disease is an umbrella term for a variety for different diseases affecting the heart. As of 2007, it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, killing one person every 34 seconds in the United States alone....
  • transplantation
  • immunology
    Immunology

    Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with, among other things, the physiology functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the physical, chemical an...
  • ophthalmology
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the Eye diseases and Eye surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids....
  • deafness and hearing impairment
    Hearing impairment

    A hearing impairment is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds.Caused by a wide range of biological and environmental factors, loss of hearing can happen to any organism that perceives sound....
  • dental and oral disease
    Dental disease

    A dental disease is a disease which affects the teeth or gingivas. Some of the most prevalent types of dental disease include dental caries , and gum disease....
  • cancer
    Cancer

    Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
  • women's health
    Women's health

    Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females....


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