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A lady is wearing blue scrubs with testing tubs in her hand. Along the table is Samba machines for Covid-19 tests.

Research staff begin working on new COVID-19 study

Research staff from NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) are being deployed onto the wards at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) to start using a new test for a research trial into COVID-19.

21 Apr 2020, 2:43 p.m.
A blue glove is holding a blood test up to the camera, in the background is a microscope against a white wall.

Adapted care for cancer patients due to COVID-19

The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and six other leading European cancer centres share knowledge and experiences to define new guidelines for treating cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 Apr 2020, 2:53 p.m.
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Patients and visitors Finding us Services For health professionals Infection control Have your say Working for us Accessibility Contact us Cambridge researchers develop new coronavirus test for frontline NHS workers at Addenbrooke’s

A new test for infection with SARS-CoV2 that which inactivates the virus at the point of sampling, has been developed by a team of researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID).

9 Apr 2020, 3 p.m.

Cambridge engineers use industrial modelling techniques to help Addenbrooke’s Hospital manage COVID-19 care

Modelling tools originally designed to improve the efficiency of factories are being used by Cambridge engineers to help Addenbrooke’s Hospital manage the COVID-19 emergency.

8 Apr 2020, 3:05 p.m.
A lady is wearing blue scrubs with testing tubs in her hand. Along the table is Samba machines for Covid-19 tests.

Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by Cambridge team to be deployed in hospitals

A new rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by a University of Cambridge spinout company and capable of diagnosing the infection in under 90 minutes, is being deployed at Cambridge hospitals, ahead of being launched in hospitals nationwide.

2 Apr 2020, 3:09 p.m.
Six members of the emergency department reception team, all wearing masks and socially distanced, all waving. Two are sitting down and four staff are standing. One is holding the You Made a Difference certificate.

You Made a Difference team award - March 2020

A hard-working, adaptable patient-facing team are the winners of March’s You Made a Difference team award

31 Mar 2020, 4:14 p.m.
Preeti is sitting down, smiling and holding her You Made a Difference certificate

You Made a Difference - March 2020

March's You Made a Difference winners are a lead consultant neurophysiologist and a ward clerk.

31 Mar 2020, 4:06 p.m.

Announcement of COVID-19 related death

Statement from 29 March 2020: “We can confirm that sadly, a patient in their 90s with underlying health conditions has passed away at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. They had tested positive for COVID-19."

29 Mar 2020, 3 p.m.
Man is holding a test tube towards the camera labelled "Coronavirus" he is wearing a PPE mask, gloves and lab coat and  standing in front of a plain background.

First CUH patient in national Covid-19 Trial

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has today (Friday, 27 March) enrolled its first patient into a national trial aimed at identifying treatments for Covid-19.

27 Mar 2020, 3:02 p.m.
OECI assessors and some of the research and clinical staff are all stood together in a group outside the CRUK building smiling at the camera.

Team effort achieves accreditation

Cambridge University Hospitals, as part of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, has achieved re-accreditation by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre for a further five years.

26 Mar 2020, 3:08 p.m.

COVID-19 research studies at CUH

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Cambridge University Hospitals has put in place measures to help researchers and research infrastructure deliver COVID-19 studies.

26 Mar 2020, 3:05 p.m.
Sue Broster, deputy medical director is speaking to the camera, there is a hospital reception setting behind her.

Postponing non-essential outpatient activity

Due to the increasing pressures caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need to ensure that the maximum possible inpatient and critical care capacity is available.

19 Mar 2020, 3:23 p.m.

Update on clinical research during the COVID-19 outbreak

As part of our response to COVID-19, some of our research activity will need to change. We are reviewing all of our clinical research with Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University of Cambridge.

19 Mar 2020, 3:21 p.m.
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Hospital seeks governors to help it shape the future of healthcare locally

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking people from all backgrounds and ethnicities who have a passion for healthcare and their local communities to stand for election onto its council of governors.

6 Mar 2020, 3:42 p.m.

Nurses invited to find out how genomics is revolutionising healthcare

Nurses and midwives are being invited to attend a one-day free event to find out how genomics is revolutionising healthcare.

6 Mar 2020, 3:39 p.m.
Diane Lane is standing with her colleagues smiling at the camera holding her Cavell Star award.

Winner Diane is a Rosie hospital star!

A nurse from Cambridge has become a winner of a Cavell Star Award. Diane Lane, a Maternity Support Worker at the Rosie Birth Centre for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was nominated for going above and beyond for her colleagues.

5 Mar 2020, 3:46 p.m.
Sally is wearing glasses and smiling broadly whilst holding her you made a difference certificate. She is stood in front of a you made a difference banner, with nine colleagues behind her.

You Made a Difference - February 2020

February's You Made a Difference winners are a deputy operational matron and a contact centre agent.

28 Feb 2020, 10:01 a.m.
Three nurses are around a bed care for a baby

Global health worker shortage prompts partnership action

A Cambridge partnership is taking action in the face of a predicted shortfall of 18 million health workers globally in the next decade.

27 Feb 2020, 2:50 p.m.
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New NIHR Cambridge BRC director appointed at CUH

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has announced Dr Miles Parkes will be the new director of the centre, based at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).

20 Feb 2020, 3:01 p.m.
Joanna La Verne Sanchez is next to a computer on wheels and is smiling and talking to a colleague.

You Made a Difference - January 2020

A human resources advisor who goes above and beyond to support our apprentices and a staff nurse who has embraced her nursing career with compassion and enthusiasm are the winners of January’s You Made a Difference awards.

17 Feb 2020, 3:12 p.m.