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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.
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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
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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+.
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Industrial action – 27 June – 02 July 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed further industrial action during June and July.
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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+.
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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.
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A step closer to precision cancer treatment
Hundreds of patients with breast cancer and advanced prostate cancer could benefit from a breakthrough targeted therapy, after the NHS agreed a landmark commercial deal to roll-out the drug to treat forms of the two most common cancers in England.
Junior doctors’ strike – advice on emergency care at Addenbrooke’s
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is urging the public to only use A&E for serious emergencies and life-threatening situations during the four day strike by junior doctors from 11th to 15th April.
You Made a Difference - February 2023
Our winners of You Made a Difference for February 2023 are a health care assistant and a specialty registrar, emergency assessment unit.
Treating childhood kidney cancer
Cambridge doctors are leading a new ground-breaking research project helping to improve diagnosis and monitoring of 'Wilms tumour' - a type of childhood kidney cancer.
CUH Annual Awards – search on for ‘public’s choice’
The Cambridge Independent newspaper has again teamed up with Cambridge University Hospitals for an annual awards programme that celebrates the amazing achievements of staff.
Medicine for Members: Robotics in surgery - past, present and future
Find out how the robots are used to perform surgeries, transforming care and if they will replace surgeons.
CUH welcomes 12,000th employee
Jess Church, an occupational therapist who had a childhood dream of helping people has become the 12,000th person employed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Sickle cell under the spotlight
Join us for a day of special events for patients and the public, to raise awareness and support for sickle cell disease on Sunday (26 March) at Addenbrooke's.
Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research involving Addenbrooke's.
Thea's story: finding new treatments for stomach cancer
Thea Towell has stomach cancer and is taking part in research at Addenbrooke's to find new treatments and help other patients in the future.
Alfie's story: treating mind and body together
Teenager Alfie, 15-years-old, suffered a serious brain injury when he was knocked off his bike - his recovery involved a multi-skilled team from Addenbrooke's working together to support his unique psychological and physical needs.
Charity appeal for hospitals hit by Syrian earthquakes
Cambridge Global Health Partnerships has teamed up with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to support a fundraising campaign championed by Addenbrooke’s emergency doctor, Tirej Brimo.
Obese patient immune response linked to severe Covid
Research led by Cambridge doctors and scientists shows people who are obese may be more susceptible to severe Covid because of a poorer inflammatory immune response.
Yvonne's story: lab-grown blood cells
Yvonne Smith is one of the first people to be transfused with red blood cells grown in a laboratory - part of a world leading trial involving Addenbrooke's.
Get hands-on with cancer research in Cambridge!
Join us at this year's Cambridge Festival on Saturday 18 March from 11am – 4pm at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
Chloe's story: cancer, lockdown and me
Teenager Chloe Drew-Batty was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during the Covid lockdown - read about her experience, her treatment at Addenbrooke's and how it led to songwriting.
You Made a Difference - January 2023
Our winners of You Made a Difference for January 2023 are a contact centre shift leader and a deputy chaplain.
Cambridge ‘REVERT’ dementia clinic in international spotlight
Thirty-six people who feared they may be suffering from dementia have received life-changing surgery since the opening of a new clinic at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, an international conference will hear on Monday (13 March).
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 13 to 15 March 2023.
Childbirth pain relief study reveals inequalities for BAME mothers
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is helping with research that highlights inequalities in pain relief and anaesthesia for women of black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds.