London cancer patients and their families have one more resource at the ready to help them cope -- the Maggie's cancer care centre at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith. Designed to fill in where traditional hospitals fall short, the Maggie's centre will give free information and support to those affected by cancer -- specifically much-needed psychological help for patients and their families. They're able to offer help for free through partnerships with local NHS Trusts.......

Yesterday comes the news that a shiny new medical centre is to be built on wasteland somewhere behind the British Library….and today sees the start of the more-or-less obligatory protests therein. The idea is to build the £500 million ‘UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation’ as a partnership project – the key players are the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK and University College Hospital. All very exciting. London could do......