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500 patients benefit from Trust’s life-saving robots
Addenbrooke’s three surgical robots have helped specialists carry out nearly 540 lifesaving or life altering operations in the last 12 months.
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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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Patients’ fragmented memories inspire Phil’s book
A hospital chaplain who spent hours chatting to patients with dementia was so moved - he turned their memories into poetry.
Glue ear headphones win parents’ praise
Researchers have given two Cambridge health trusts the thumbs up to an innovative device to help children with glue ear.
New life-changing treatment for sickle cell
The first treatment for sickle cell disease in over 20 years will soon be available to thousands of patients like Toks Odesanmi.
Ely hand clinic treats patients closer to home
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has opened a new hand clinic in Ely, enabling hundreds of East Cambridgeshire patients a year to be treated closer to home.
Fresh warning on dangers of swallowing mini toy magnets
A UK-wide study led by Addenbrooke’s has revealed how swallowing small ‘ball magnets' is potentially fatal for children.
Trust accredited as a Global Digital Exemplar
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has today received formal accreditation from NHSX as a leading digital trust for completing all the requirements of the Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) programme.
Nurse Lauren is winner of prestigious national award
The Bowel Cancer UK charity has announced that Lauren McCrisken from Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, is a winner of the prestigious national Gary Logue Colorectal Cancer Nurse Awards.
You Made a Difference - September 2021
An heroic maintenance assistant with an outstanding work ethic and a senior sister who displays clinical excellence, care and compassion in the most difficult times are the winners of September’s You Made a Difference awards.
You Made a Difference team award - September 2021
A professional, compassionate and innovative team are the winners of September’s You Made a Difference team award.
New research to target advanced oesophagogastic cancer
An Addenbrooke’s doctor is leading a trial to find improved treatments for patients with advanced oesophagogastric (OG) cancer.
Call for 10,000 volunteers for UK breast cancer study
Eileen Hughes has signed up to an international trial, led in the UK by Addenbrooke’s, to test a more personalised way to screen for breast cancer and detect it sooner.
Nuru is royally rewarded for research success
An Addenbrooke’s Hospital doctor has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Physicians' for his work in gastroenterology and clinical trials.
Increased children’s ambulance service keeps youngsters closer to home
Ambulances carrying life-support machines and specialist staff will transfer sick children and babies from across the region to intensive-care wards, in a new 24/7 service.
World first for AI machine learning to treat Covid patients
Addenbrooke’s along with 20 other hospitals from across the world have used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the oxygen needs of Covid patients, on a global scale.
Cancer drug could help recovery from heart attack
Researchers at Addenbrooke's have found that a cancer drug could improve the recovery of heart attack patients, by targeting the immune system.
New gene therapy trial to help restore sight
A team from Addenbrooke's is leading research into new treatments which could help reverse hereditary blindness.
You Made a Difference - August 2021
A PICU junior sister who really stood out and an exceptional patient safety manager are the winners of August’s You Made a Difference awards.
Hospital spread of Covid-19 mainly patient to patient
Most patients who caught Covid-19 while in hospital were infected by other patients, not staff, a Cambridge study finds.
AI to speed up dementia diagnosis
Addenbrooke’s patient Dennis Clark has become one of the first people in the country to take part in a new trial which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Artificial pancreas tested on diabetes patients
A new device could soon help people living with type 2 diabetes who also require kidney dialysis.