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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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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.
Trust named as top employer for apprentices
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been listed as one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2024
A message for our patients and communities
The NHS relies on staff from all over the world who are skilled at what they do.
Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with ‘hidden disease’
Offering patients with concussion a particular type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say Cambridge researchers.
Local NHS Trusts launch campaign to accelerate medical breakthroughs
Three leading NHS trusts in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are joining forces to launch the ‘Love Research’ campaign.
You Made A Difference team award - June 2024
The June You Made a Difference team award goes to a team whose professionalism and easy rapport reminded a patient of the good in people in his last days – our physiotherapy team.
High-tech tool could change eye treatment worldwide
Addenbrooke’s eye specialists have developed a new high-tech tool that could change the way glaucoma patients are treated worldwide.
You Made a Difference - June 2024
A senior sister who had a profound impact on a colleague’s life is one of our winners of the June You Made a Difference awards.
Research breakthrough in inflammatory bowel disease
A ground-breaking study, published today, has identified a new disease-inducing mechanism for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the immune system attacks its own regulatory function.
Cambridge hosts international neurotrauma event
Cambridge is to host the largest international brain and spine injury conference, which is expected to draw more than 600 delegates from across the globe.
Patients’ fun day to become annual event
A family fun day for young Addenbrooke’s patients was such a success it is to become an annual event, it was announced today.
Regional experts step up fight against hepatitis C
A team which is on a mission to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV/Hep-C) from the East of England by 2025 is launching another awareness campaign.
New partnership aims to accelerate the path to more sustainable healthcare
CUH is one of five healthcare Trusts across England that have come together to form the Circular Economy Healthcare Alliance, demonstrating their commitment to a greener and more sustainable NHS.
Surgeon issues sun warning as school holidays start
An Addenbrooke’s surgeon is warning of the dangers of children being exposed to too much sun.
Whole genome sequencing ‘game changer’ for diagnosis and personalised treatment of adult cancer patients
New research shows that a specific form of genetic test – known as whole genome sequencing, or WGS for short – is invaluable in patients with a certain type of cancer that is difficult to diagnose and treat.
Cancer is the public's biggest health concern, poll reveals
Two-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about being told they have cancer– higher than for any other medical condition, including dementia and having a heart attack – according to polling released today.
Bedfordshire dad now cancer free, after stage 4 cancer diagnosis
A Bedfordshire dad, who was diagnosed with stage 4 skin cancer which spread to his major organs, is now living with 'no evidence of cancer' in his body, after pioneering treatment at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Medicine for Members: CUH Arts - shaping care through creativity
Find out about the practice of creative health, the programmes run at CUH, and the impacts and benefits for patients and staff.
Friendship with Sir Roy is a touching read
An art expert who became a close friend of the Addenbrooke’s transplant pioneer, Sir Roy Calne, has given a fascinating insight into the surgeon’s love of painting.
Baroness Morgan to become new Trust chair
Baroness Sally Morgan has been appointed by the Council of Governors as the next Chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and will take up her new role in January 2025.