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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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Trust celebrates Care Friendly Award
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a Carer Friendly Tick Award for employers.
CUH nurses thanked in cyclist’s 3,000km fundraiser
Children’s Nurses Angie Curtis and Vicky Amiss-Smith have been recognised in the first ‘WellChild Nurse Tour of Appreciation of the UK’.
TV star Doctor Xand visits Cambridge Children's Hospital site
TV's Dr Xand van Tulleken visited CUH to learn more about the future Cambridge Children's Hospital, the East of England's first specialist children's hospital.
Virtual ward shortlisted for top accolade
An initiative by Addenbrooke’s which has so far enabled more than 1,300 patients to be treated in the comfort of their own homes has been shortlisted for a national award, it was announced today
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins visits CUH on International Women’s Day
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visited Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this afternoon to meet staff and patients.
My CUH Story - Jacqui Galloway
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist Jacqui Galloway is one of CUH’s few specialist research nurses. She describes working in research as a demanding – but rewarding – job.
CUH welcomes £3m Budget announcement to support long term health plans
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced £3 million for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop its long term plans for healthcare on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Patients assist study into long COVID
Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate the nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research supported by Addenbrooke's patients and staff has discovered.
Pioneering cataract test for babies has worldwide potential
Researchers are calling on new parents to back a national study to help prevent the most common cause of preventable childhood blindness, congenital cataracts.
You Made a Difference - January 2024
A senior radiographer who uses his excellent technical knowledge to improve his department and an 18 week pathway tracker who went over and above to assist with CUH’s Diwali celebrations are our winners of the January You Made a Difference awards.
Drug trial brings hope to Parkinson’s patients
Cambridge researchers and Addenbrooke’s Hospital patients are joining forces to trial a new drug aimed at treating Parkinson’s disease.
Industrial action February 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed further industrial action during February 2024.
Trust backs study to fight asbestos-related cancer
An Addenbrooke’s consultant clinical oncologist is part of an international team led by Queen Mary University of London to make a significant breakthrough in the treatment of a rare and hard-to-treat cancer.
Launch date set for brain and spine injury tech research centre
An innovative brain and spinal injury health technology research centre is to open at Addenbrooke’s in April after winning £3m funding, it was announced this week.
You Made a Difference team award - December 2023
The December You Made a Difference team award goes to a team who remain polite and empathetic under pressure – our inpatient pharmacy team.
You Made a Difference - December 2023
An understanding and compassionate senior staff nurse and a midwife who showed incredible kindness and professionalism are our winners of the December You Made a Difference awards.
New international guidance to improve care for rare ovarian cancer patients
Guidance on how to provide the best care possible for patients with a rare type of tumour affecting their ovaries will now be freely available to doctors all over the world.
Health Minister visits Cambridge as preparation work starts for new East of England cancer hospital
Health minister Lord Markham visited Cambridge Biomedical Campus today (5 February) to mark progress on the build for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital - a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Cambridge, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, and life science partners.
Gene-editing offers hope for people with hereditary disorder
A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy, a study reports.
TV thank you was One Big Surprise for James!
A Queen Elizabeth Hospital porter, who wanted to thank an Addenbrooke’s consultant on national television for saving his life after a stroke, suddenly found himself at the centre of an emotional surprise.