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External clinical review and independent investigation into missed opportunities started
The external clinical review panel and the independent investigation team have commenced their work and we are providing updates.
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AI power improves cataract test tool for babies
A device invented by an Addenbrooke’s eye surgeon to detect cataracts in babies is set to be further improved – thanks to artificial intelligence and a team effort with a Cambridgeshire product development consultancy.
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CUH makes major greenhouse gas cuts
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has drastically reduced the use of one of the most harmful greenhouse gases across its hospitals.
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Rare lung collapse disease almost 100 times more common than thought
As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a collapsed lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates had put this risk closer to one in 200,000 people.
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You Made a Difference - January 2025
A Breast Unit service manager, and a trauma and orthopaedics coordinator are our You Made a Difference award winners for January 2025.
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World-first trial indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's
An early-stage trial highlights the possibility of using immunosuppression treatments to help people with Parkinson's disease.
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Body temperature control in brain injury
Addenbrooke's is spearheading new guidelines on how to manage a patient's body temperature after a life-threatening stroke or bleeding in the brain - to help improve recovery.
Update: Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
In a statement to the House of Commons today, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that plans for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, can proceed and will be funded.
Helping out the bugs and bees at CUH
Planting for pollinators and creating a home for mini-beasts are part of a biodiversity action week at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, to give nature a helping hand.
You Made a Difference team award - March 2023
The March You Made a Difference team award goes to a skilled team who work tirelessly to keep staff and patients safe – the Capital, Estates and Facilities Team.
You Made a Difference - March 2023
A driven and enthusiastic radiographer, and an interventional pulmonology service administrator who is keen to help are the winners of the March You Made a Difference awards.
Baby life-saving technology wins award
Pioneering technology developed by Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie that can help save the lives of sick babies from across the region has won a Cambridge award.
Charity partnership supports breast cancer patients
Addenbrooke’s has teamed up with a charity called Little Lifts that provides boxes of thoughtful gifts, treats and support to those about to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Multi-million investment in early cancer tests
The Cambridge team behind Cytosponge - the 'sponge on a string' which identifies people at risk of oesophageal cancer - is expanding its work in the UK and beyond following a £13.4 million investment.
New app helps with baby health screening
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has helped Anglia Ruskin University with the development of a new app that will help clinicians, student midwives and educators screen for health conditions at birth.
Medicine for Members: Prostate cancer - a cancer pandemic of the modern era
Find out about the common myths of prostate cancer symptoms, the complexity of decision making once diagnosed and its growing economic and resource burden.
CUH gardens – caring for our planet, patients and staff
Gardeners at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie have created beautiful green spaces amongst the hospital buildings, re-wilding areas and nurturing pollinator-friendly plants to create a happier, healthier environment for patients, staff and nature.
CUH nursing and midwifery awards 2023
Congratulations to our award winning nurses and midwives, nominated by their colleagues for their excellence, kindness and patient safety to mark International Nurses' Day.
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.
Meet our project's lead nurses
Vicky-Amiss Smith, Joanna Carr and Emma Goodchild are our Lead Nurses for Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
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.