What we do

We are the local hospital for our community, a national centre for specialist treatment, a comprehensive biomedical research centre, a major teaching hospital and one of only six academic health science centres.

Building on these different elements, CUH’s vision is to improve people’s quality of life through innovative and sustainable healthcare. Our strategy is focused on improving the quality, safety and experience of care for patients and our values – Together - Safe | Kind | Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way we work and behave.

CUH is well placed to enable the integration of our three core activities of clinical care, research and teaching through its position as:

• the local hospital for our community, providing emergency, medical and surgical care through its hospitals – Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie
• a leading national centre for specialist treatment in organ transplantation, cancer, neurosciences, paediatrics and genetics
• the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge
• part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) – as Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
• one of six academic health science centres as a member of Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP)
• a partner in the development of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC)