Featured news
-
Cutting-edge genomic test can improve care of children with cancer
Cambridge researchers say a genetic test offered by the NHS improved clinical care of children with cancer, and should be provided to all children with cancer.
-
You Made a Difference - May 2024
A calm and confident clinical nurse specialist who made a huge difference to a patient’s breast cancer journey and a remarkable patient outcomes coordinator who has twice walked the circumference of the world for charity are our winners of the May You Mad
-
Brave crash patient Emily is focus of final episode
The eighth and final episode of The Face Doctors filmed at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will air on Really at 9pm on Wednesday (3 July), with the full series available to stream on discovery+.
-
Industrial action – 27 June – 02 July 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed further industrial action during June and July.
-
Skull surgery offers hope for horror fall patient
The amazing story of a young man who fell from a hotel balcony causing a massive head injury is told in the seventh episode of The Face Doctors at 9pm this Wednesday (26 June), and available to stream via discovery+.
-
You Made A Difference team award - March 2024
The March You Made a Difference team award goes to a team who go the extra mile to help patients and colleagues – our portering services team.
All news
Showing 20 results
Meet our project's lead nurses
Vicky-Amiss Smith, Joanna Carr and Emma Goodchild are our Lead Nurses for Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
International Nurses Day: Meet Elaine Chapman
Elaine Chapman is the Lead Advisory Nurse for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, the new specialist cancer hospital for the East of England.
Obesity reduces Covid vaccination immunity
Research involving Addenbrooke's patients has found that protection offered by Covid vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity.
The first of seven new electric tugs delivered
The new vehicles will be used to move heavy loads like laundry and clinical waste, operating along more than two miles of service corridors beneath Addenbrooke's and the Rosie.
Dance helped me tackle cancer
Krishna Zivraj-Nair, who was treated for breast cancer at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, is now dedicating her life to dance, after being told she was cancer-free.
International Day of the Midwife
As part of the International Day of the Midwife we asked Catherine Barlow, lead midwife, about her 16 years working at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Milestone reached in pioneering brain cancer trial
More than 140 brain cancer patients have benefitted from a landmark NHS testing and treatment programme being trialled at Addenbrooke's, using the latest innovations in genomics and cancer research.
Industrial action
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed that industrial action, in the form of strike action, will take place at CUH from 20:00 on Sunday 30 April – 20:00 on Tuesday 02 May.
CUH healthcare support workers recognised in national awards
We were delighted to welcome Catherine Morgan, chief nurse for the East of England, to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) this week to honour two members of our nursing team with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Award.
Levi’s story: recovering from a traumatic brain injury
Former fitness instructor Levi Rimmer received a serious head injury in a car accident when she was 24 years-old. Her life was saved by the neuro-rehabilitation specialist team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, whose combined skills have helped Levi rebuild her life.
Nyarai's story: A privilege to be a Cancer CNS
Nyarai Chinyama is a specialist cancer nurse at Addenbrooke’s who looks after patients with stomach and oesophageal cancer, as well as complex non-cancerous tumours.
Improvement in treating brain haemorrhages
A major international trial involving Addenbrooke's has found that surgeons treating a form of brain haemorrhage should replace sections of the skull removed during surgery, rather than carry out reconstruction at a later date.
Pioneering needle-free Covid vaccine begins trials
Volunteers are being recruited to take part in Cambridge trials of a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine - to protect against the virus that causes Covid and related coronaviruses.
Nurse Mel nominated as the ‘public choice’
A neonatal intensive care (NICU) nurse is the latest to be nominated in the “public choice” section of this year’s CUH Annual Awards, run in partnership with the Cambridge Independent newspaper.
New CUH Directions phone app helps patients find the way
Patients have led the way in a project to make it easier to navigate your way around Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.
Cambridge winners in Microbiology Society awards
Two Addenbrooke’s experts who led the fight against COVID-19 are to be presented with prestigious awards at a major national conference this week.
Rory's story: finding answers by genetic testing
Little Rory Cross is one of only 14 people in the world with Chitayat syndrome, a very rare genetic disease diagnosed only after genome sequencing.
Genomics study diagnoses thousands of children with rare disorders
An Addenbrooke’s consultant is playing a key role in a UK study, revealing genetic causes for rare developmental disorders in 5,500 children and helping to improve diagnosis worldwide.
Wearable tech device to ease Parkinson’s is trialled
Addenbrooke’s has become the first hospital in the world to offer Parkinson’s disease inpatients the chance to try a body-worn device developed in Cambridge and aimed at significantly improving movement - quickly.
Industrial action
The British Medical Association (BMA), British Dental Association (BDA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have confirmed that industrial action, in the form of strike action, will take place at CUH from 11 to 15 April 2023.