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CUH Annual Awards 2024 - winners announced!
The winners of the Cambridge University Hospitals Annual Awards 2024 were announced at a special ceremony held on Thursday 21 November to celebrate and recognise around 200 staff members shortlisted from 1,900 nominations.
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Safety conscious Trust staff back THIS film
Staff at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie maternity hospital are supporting an organisation dedicated to improving quality and safety in healthcare.
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Trust backs international cancer study aided by ‘super survivors’
Addenbrooke’s is to take a leading role in a study aimed at unlocking the secrets of why some cancer patients survive longer than others.
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Trust scientist scoops award for pioneering TB research
A medical researcher and honorary consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital today receives a top prize in Berlin for her pioneering research on tuberculosis.
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Researchers’ breakthrough in fight against testicular cancer
Researchers have made an important step forward in the fight against testicular cancer - one of the most common cancers in young men with rates rising globally.
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You Made A Difference team award - September 2024
The September You Made a Difference team award goes to a team who worked relentlessly to reduce waiting times to enable the reinstatement of UKAS accreditation – our histopathology lab team.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.