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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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Nominations open for the first CUH ‘Public Choice’ award
We have launched our first ever staff awards in recognition of the dedication shown during the Covid pandemic.
Leading a worldwide new approach to breast cancer
An Addenbrooke’s consultant oncologist is on a panel of European experts who could help change the way breast cancer patients are treated in other parts of the world.
More genetic testing for breast cancer and heart patients
Training is being rolled out to healthcare staff across the Eastern region to increase the number of patients having genetic testing.
Research into cancer given five-year funding boost
Life-changing research into cancer will continue on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus for the next five years as Cancer Research UK (CRUK) announced £22.5million funding for its Cambridge Centre.
Medicine for Members: Genomics in health and disease
To find out how genetic information is coded in our DNA and how the variants in this code cause disease.
New ward opens to prepare more patients for surgery
Addenbrooke's is boosting its pre-operation assessment clinic to help tackle waiting lists and get more patients fit for surgery.
Trust welcomes new non-executive director
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new non-executive director.
1,000 Covid patients sign up to UK drug trial
An Addenbrooke's led study has enrolled a thousand Covid patients to find new treatments for the long term consequences of the disease and reduce the number who die months after leaving hospital.
You Made a Difference team award - December 2021
An amazing, kind and compassionate, and professional team are the winners of December’s You Made a Difference team award.
Safely linking big datasets to help find medical answers
Professor Serena Nik-Zainal is leading a Cambridge trial to find ways to analyse data across more than one secure research hub to help speed up advances in science and knowledge.
Trust backs trial into treatment for severe hearing loss
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is to support a national study into the best treatment options for adults living with severe hearing loss.
80 new air filter machines to help reduce hospital infection
Pioneering research by Addenbrooke's has resulted in air filter machines being installed across the Trust to help reduce the risk of Covid infection for patients and staff.
Professor Sharon Peacock awarded the MRC Millennium Medal
Sharon Peacock, Non-Executive Director at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), has been awarded the Medical Research Council's most prestigious prize for her pioneering work and leadership in tracking Covid variants during the pandemic.
You Made a Difference - December 2021
December's You Made a Difference winners are a carpenter and a ward manager for the Charles Wolfson ward.
Hologram patients to help train future doctors and nurses
Health professionals of the future could soon be training on holograms of patients, thanks to a new partnership launched in Los Angeles and Cambridge and involving Addenbrooke's Hospital.
New Year Honour for children's dietitian
A children’s dietitian whose work at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has spanned more than three decades has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours.
Artificial pancreas helps babies with type 1 diabetes
Babies with type 1 diabetes can be successfully treated using an ‘artificial pancreas’, preventing dangerous consequences of very high or very low glucose levels in their blood.
You Made a Difference - November 2021
November's You Made a Difference winners are a staff nurse from the Ely day surgery unit and a consultant in the emergency department.
NICE prostate guidelines updated based on Cambridge research
A Cambridge developed model to categorise the risk of prostate cancer has been added to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and adopted as standard practice in the NHS.
Friendly gut bacteria speeds long Covid recovery
Two capsules a day containing a scientifically chosen blend of natural ingredients could help patients suffering from long Covid, says a major UK study.