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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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You Made a Difference - September 2024
An apprentice nurse who always helps others and a clinical scientist with a commitment to helping diagnose patients are our winners of the September You Made a Difference awards.
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Survivor David backs ‘Restart a Heart’ campaign
A devoted Cambridge United fan who received life-saving treatment at a packed home match has today applauded a month-long initiative aimed at teaching the public CPR – officially called cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Genetic screening for newborns begins at CUH
Dozens of newborn babies at the Rosie Hospital have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study.
Trust is first to achieve technology award under new criteria
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has become the first healthcare trust in the UK to revalidate against the highest international quality standard that recognises the use of technology, data and analytics, and patient engagement and involvement to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital continues to make progress
On Friday 20th September 2024, the Government published the terms of reference for the New Hospital Programme (NHP) review. As the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital project does not yet have full business case approval, we will be included in the national review, which aims to put the NHP on a deliverable timetable.
CUH plays key role in international cancer studies
The biggest cancer conference in Europe heard how Cambridge University Hospitals’ clinicians, patients and sponsors are playing key roles in two multi-centre international studies that could help shape future care.
Cambridge mum gives birth to first baby in pre-eclampsia study
A mum from Cambridge has become the first person to give birth while taking part in POPPY, a pregnancy research study at Addenbrooke's examining why pre-eclampsia and placental complications can occur during pregnancy.
Hospital prosthetics service moves to high-tech new home
An Addenbrooke’s service that offers vital support for amputees and others today (23 Sept) officially opened at a high-tech new home after nearly quarter of a century at the hospital.
New state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment benefiting patients in the East
Cancer patients are benefiting from a new type of radiotherapy which reduces treatment time whilst increasing accuracy and patient comfort.
Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first
Technology which is the first of its kind in the world and could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.
Community programme working to improve care for children with asthma
A team of specialist asthma practitioners in Cambridgeshire are working together to address health inequalities and improve outcomes for children and young people with asthma.
Trauma conference gripped by moving stories
More than 700 guests from 52 countries descended on Cambridge yesterday (Wednesday 4 Sept) for a public symposium that was part of a week-long series of events organised as part of the 2024 meeting of the International Trauma Society (INTS).
Team praised for “game-changing” heart trial
A senior Addenbrooke’s early phase trials researcher has praised patients, staff and sponsors who backed a landmark trial which could be a “game changer” in the battle to prevent repeat heart attacks.
New nature design for MRI scanner helps calm patients
For the first time in the UK, an MRI scanner has been wrapped in vinyl with nature-inspired artwork to help calm patients.
Cambridgeshire boy takes part in brain tumour drug trial
A Cambridgeshire boy who is living with an inoperable brain tumour is taking part in a global clinical trial, comparing an investigational treatment to standard chemotherapy. This comes days after plans for Cambridge Children's Hospital, with its 5000sqm research institute, were given the go ahead by government.
Krish scoops coveted research award
Addenbrooke's professor Krish Chatterjee has been awarded the 2025 Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research by the Endocrine Society.
Football match is most important in decades
An event billed as “the most important game of football since 1863” and supported by clinicians at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, will take place at Cambridge’s Parker’s Piece on Sunday, 1 September 2024.
Royal Society award for childhood cancer research
Congratulations to Professor Sam Behjati, who has been recognised by the Royal Society for his research into childhood cancers.
Cambridge Children’s Hospital moves ahead as plans approved by ministers
Major milestone for first specialist children’s hospital in the East of England.
Global spotlight on Cambridge heart trial
A landmark trial undertaken by Cambridge researchers, which may help prevent patients from having repeat heart attacks, will be presented at the largest cardiology conference globally.
Study finds coma patients can perform cognitive tasks
Around one in four patients with severe brain injury who cannot move or speak – because they are in a prolonged coma, vegetative or minimally conscious state – is still able to perform complex mental tasks, a major international study has concluded in confirmation of much smaller previous studies.