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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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Pledge your support for the East of England’s first dedicated children’s hospital
Sign our form to back Cambridge Children’s Hospital and its unique vision to bring mental and physical healthcare together, with research.
Green Takeover Week: helping tackle climate change
CUH is hosting a ‘Green Takeover’ this week to push forward its commitment to tackle climate change.
Best inventions of 2022: Hologram patients
Medical training developed at Addenbrooke's using hologram patients has been included in Time Magazine's 200 Best Inventions of 2022.
High blood pressure is directly linked to severe Covid
A study led by Addenbrooke’s and the University of Cambridge has shown that people with high blood pressure are more likely to be admitted to hospital and die from Covid, regardless of other factors such as age, sex, ethnicity or BMI.
Lab grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial
An Addenbrooke's team is involved in a pioneering clinical trial, growing red blood cells in a lab and transfusing them into another person.
Making prostate cancer diagnosis simple, safe and affordable
A new medical device developed at Addenbrooke's hopes to transform the process of diagnosing prostate cancer, making it safer for patients.
Awake surgery gives instant results for painful nerve condition
New techniques in awake surgery are being offered to Addenbrooke’s patients to treat a debilitating nerve condition affecting the arms, with almost instant results.
You Made a Difference - October 2022
Our winners of You Made a Difference for October 2022 are a specialist nurse and a receptionist.
Drive to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases
A team from CUH is leading efforts to reduce the environmental impact of gases used to give pain relief and anaesthesia to hospital patients.
Chimney illuminated to mark festival of light
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has illuminated it’s 220ft chimney to celebrate Diwali.
Trial could ‘transform’ Parkinson’s treatment
Addenbrooke’s will play a key role in clinical trials of a new treatment that involves transplanting healthy nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Cambridge joins UK team to fight monkeypox
An Addenbrooke's infectious diseases expert is part of a UK wide team helping in the fight against monkeypox, by developing better testing and treatments.
Pride of Britain: Emergency team nomination
Congratulations to Andy Bates and Nathan Howes from East Anglian Air Ambulance and Addenbrooke's for their nomination in ITV's Pride of Britain Awards - for helping to save the life of Jonathan Willis, impaled by a forklift truck.
In loving memory: Anna's Award
An Addenbrooke’s physiotherapist has won a special award, in memory of 22 year old Anna Garratt-Quinton, a colleague who died a year ago in a traffic accident, just outside the hospital.
Play in Hospital Week - what a giggle!
It's been a fun packed week at Addenbrooke's with a host of special visitors and activities for children to enjoy while being treated in hospital.
£86 million for more world class discovery
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded £86.2 million to support ground-breaking work in Cambridge and Addenbrooke's, to help discover new treatments for patients.
Dementia signs detected nine years ahead of diagnosis
Cambridge scientists working at Addenbrooke's say it is possible to spot signs of brain impairment as early as nine years before patients receive a diagnosis for one of a number of dementia-related diseases.
Amber alert issued on blood stocks
NHS Blood and Transplant has triggered an “amber alert” as blood stock levels across the country have fallen to critical levels.
Eye care research informs major WHO report
New research led by an Addenbrooke's surgeon reveals that less than half of people over 50 worldwide have received spectacles or contact lenses needed to correct refractive error, the world’s most common visual complaint.
Cycle service extends opening hours as 25% of staff ride to work
The cycle repair service on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus has extended its opening hours as more staff, patients and visitors are choosing sustainable transport.