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.
Regional experts step up fight against Hepatitis C
A team which is on a mission to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV/HepC) from the East of England by 2025 is launching another awareness campaign.
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.
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.
500 patients benefit from Trust’s life-saving robots
Addenbrooke’s three surgical robots have helped specialists carry out nearly 540 life-saving or life altering operations in the last 12 months.
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+.
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+.
Surgeon’s battle to put a smile on Brenda’s face
Imagine not being able to smile? That is the predicament facing patient Brenda when she appears in the sixth episode of The Face Doctors, at 9pm on Really on Wednesday (19 June), and available to stream via discovery+.
Cutting-edge virtual ward wins digital accolade
An initiative by Addenbrooke’s which has enabled more than 1,800 patients to be treated in the comfort of their own homes won a national award on Thursday, 6 June.
Experts launch team effort to help patient Alex
The fifth episode of The Face Doctors on Really, shown at 9pm on Wednesday (12 June) tells the story of a patient who became a prisoner in his own home after his entire nose was lost to cancer.
How ‘The Face Doctors’ help patients face the world
The incredible skills of an Addenbrooke’s prosthetist and three clinicians come into focus in the fourth episode of ‘The Face Doctors’ on Really at 9pm on Wednesday (5 June), also available to stream on discovery+.
Bridgerton Garden to come to CUH after RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Bridgerton Garden from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be relocated to Cambridge University Hospitals after the show, for patients and staff to enjoy.
New TV series sees surgeon carry out complex facial surgery after e-scooter incident
A leading Addenbrooke’s surgeon performed a complex operation following an e-scooter incident, in a powerful new TV series on treatments to the face, neck and head.
New TV series The Face Doctors spotlights life-changing work
World-class surgeons who undertake life-changing treatment of conditions affecting the face, neck and head at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge are the focus of a powerful new television series.
Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy
A baby girl born deaf can hear unaided for the first time, after receiving ground-breaking gene therapy when she was eleven months old at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
Growing Trust launches search for extra talent
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – which has nearly 13,000 employees – is on the search for more talented staff.
How baby Aurelia’s story delights international experts
An international conference that heard about an Addenbrooke’s invention that can save babies lives received a surprise input from two unexpected guests – the parents of one of the first babies to benefit from it.
Children visit site of new East of England children’s hospital
Work has begun to prepare the future Cambridge Children’s Hospital site for construction.
ITU nurse going for gold at world powerlifting championships
An intensive care nurse is aiming to become powerlifting world champion after being selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 IPF World Championships in Austin, Texas.
Roll out of Cambridge-developed artificial pancreas is world first
An artificial pancreas developed with the help of staff and patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is one of four new devices to be rolled out by the NHS – helping tens of thousands of children and adults living with type one diabetes.
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.
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust partner with Give Us A Lift charity to benefit the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is delighted to be partnering with Give Us A Lift (GUAL), a humanitarian charity helping local communities and organisations deliver life-changing care, to support the fundraising campaign for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.
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.
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.
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.