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Christmas with Quentin Blake at the Rosie
Quentin Blake and his artwork at the Rosie Hospital is featuring in a BBC Two documentary on Christmas Day at 4.10pm.
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Patient story: Covid vaccine saved my life
Andrew Lingham was days away from having his third booster jab when he fell seriously ill with Covid and had to be admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital.
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Two new wards open to ease winter pressures
2 newly build wards with a total of 36 beds have opened at Addenbrooke's, as part of a large-scale development to increase the hospital's capacity.
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Surgeons’ last episode is rare insight into trauma care
Viewers who tune into BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ at 9pm on Thursday (16 Dec) will get a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Addenbrooke’s busy emergency department.
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Covid antiviral treatment trial starts in the East of England
A ground-breaking Covid trial is enrolling participants from across the region to investigate the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments, which can be safely taken at home.
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Children’s service to monitor Omicron impact
The impact of the new Covid variant Omicron is being monitored by a new service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital helping with the treatment of children in the region with long Covid.
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Surgeons face life-changing challenges in episode five
The penultimate episode of BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ show theatre teams taking on two life changing challenges – one that will enable a pensioner to swallow again, and another to save a young mother’s sight.
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Major milestone reached for new cancer hospital in Cambridge
The Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital (CCRH) project has had the first stage of its business case approved by the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England & NHS Improvement.
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Thousands to be awarded the Covid Star
Cambridge University Hospitals is thanking all its staff, partners and volunteers who worked though the pandemic with a specially designed Covid Star award.
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Ethical application of AI aims to improve patient care and treatment
Cambridge University Hospitals and Sensyne, the ethical clinical AI company, have announced a new partnership to harness AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to drive ethical research into better health care.
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Marathon surgery is life-saving feature of episode four
An operation which took an expert surgical team an incredible two days to complete will be featured in BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ at 9pm on Thursday (2 Dec).
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At the doctor's fingertips: an overview of patient cancer data
A new partnership between Addenbrooke's, GE Healthcare and the University of Cambridge seeks to improve cancer treatment by creating a single user-friendly platform for medics to access a patient's data all in one place.
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Call for 12-16 year olds to take part in Covid vaccine trial
Young volunteers from Cambridgeshire are to be given a second dose of Covid vaccine as part of a UK wide trial being run at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
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You Made a Difference - October 2021
An exceptionally kind ward clerk with a passion for high standards of patient care and a highly skilled, calm, professional ambassador for children are the winners of October’s You Made a Difference awards.
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New specialist service to benefit critically ill patients
Critically ill patients who need to be cared for at different hospitals across the east of England are to benefit from a new specialist transfer service this winter.
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BBC Two Surgeons – tension builds in episode three
The risks are high and pressure mounts in this Thursday’s (25 Nov) 9pm episode of BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’, filmed at Cambridge’s Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals.
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Trust tastes double success in health awards
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust scored a double success at last night’s coveted Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards.
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Patient speared by a forklift truck reunited with life-saving team
Jonathan Willis under-went emergency surgery at Addenbrooke's to remove a metre long piece of metal from his back and abdomen, after being impaled by a forklift truck.
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Medicine for Members: An artificial pancreas for people with type 2 diabetes – is this the future?
Find out how the artificial pancreas medical device is helping to control blood glucose levels and automate insulin delivery.
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Air filters on wards remove almost all airborne Covid virus
Research carried out on Covid wards at Addenbrooke's Hospital suggests that air filter machines removed almost all traces of airborne Covid virus.