What have been UCLH’s principal successes over recent years?
RN: “It’s nearly 10 years since the £422m University College Hospital PFI was signed off and I arrived here – it subsequently opened on time and on budget. Now, with the help of our fantastic staff, it is maturing into one of Europe’s finest hospitals. Last year we were designated the top hospital in the NHS according to Dr Foster, and our partnership with UCL has helped them to become the fourth-best University in the world. “Strategically, we set out to create a centre of excellence in patient care, education and world-class research. It may sound simple, but only a handful of hospitals can realistically aspire to deliver world-class R&D. It’s no longer all about brilliant individuals, but more a case of excellent team working between clinical and academic researchers, mathematicians and epidemiologists, to name but a few. Few research specialties stand alone, they need synergies over a broad range of basic and laboratory science. “UCL’s job is to support basic science and ours is to
