January 2026
Service Provider
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Headquarters:
Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Introduction - Our Hospitals and Services
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), including both Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals, was authorised under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, in July 2004.
CUH employs over 13,000 people and has an annual budget of over £1.5 billion. We provide services as a local hospital for people in Cambridge, South and East Cambridgeshire, and as a specialist hospital for a much wider population across the East of England. As an academic medical centre, we work across 75 medical and surgical specialties, with corporate and support teams – and health, care, academic and industry partners – to deliver care, learning and research.
Addenbrooke's provides emergency, surgical and medical care for local people and is the Major Trauma Centre for the East of England. It is also a regional centre of excellence for specialist services such as transplantation, cancer, neurosciences, paediatrics and genetics. The Rosie Hospital is a women’s hospital and the regional centre of excellence for maternity care. CUH also provides satellite and outreach services at other locations to meet the needs of patients, e.g. in other hospitals, GP practices and in patients’ homes.
We are uniquely situated on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), bringing together healthcare, academia, business and the best life science researchers to lead some of the most important biomedical research in the world today. Our partners on the CBC include the University of Cambridge, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, the Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council. Over 20,000 people currently work on the CBC covering 157 acres.
We are part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB) – which is becoming part of Central East ICB - and we host the Cambridgeshire South Care Partnership (CSCP) which brings together primary, community, acute and social care providers in the south of the county to deliver integrated care at place and neighbourhood level.
Our Vision and Future
CUH's vision is for a healthier life for everyone through care, learning and research. CUH is well positioned to enable the integration of our three core activities of clinical care, research and teaching through its position as:
- A local District General Hospital for the Cambridgeshire community;
- A specialist hospital on a supra-regional and national basis;
- A teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge; and
- A major academic and clinical research centre, located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and with strong links to industry and academia.
CUH’s Strategy
The Trust is in the process of developing a new 10-year Strategy with ambition for a strengthened health system today, transformed care for the future, and ensuring people benefit from the cutting-edge science being developed in and around Cambridge.
Our emerging strategy is ambitious and reflects our desire to ensure that we are able to deliver against immediate requirements, while moving towards a model which represents a shift from analogue to digital and hospital to community.
The strategy, which reflects the NHS 10 Year Health Plan as well as local and national priorities, is underpinned by a number of core priority areas:
Being our best for patients
We will make care safer and faster so patients are seen more quickly, improving access for all. We are committed to providing high quality care, and within this we have a particular focus on safety. By working better together, focusing on patients, harnessing technology and using data well, we will boost productivity and make the most effective use of our resources.
Transform where and how we deliver care
We will organise our care and expertise around patients’ needs, so people can access help earlier and within their local neighbourhood. We will work in close partnership with GPs and community teams, making it easier for patients to get expert advice without coming to hospital. We will use digital tools and new technology to make care more personal and more convenient. We will deliver better care for children and those with cancer, supported by the development of two new hospitals.
Improve care through research and innovation
We will turn pioneering scientific research into better care, faster. We will work with universities, start-ups and industry to test new treatments and bring them to patients more quickly, and to detect and prevent illness more effectively. We will focus on data, skills and clinical trials to speed up innovation in Cambridge. We will prioritise the biggest challenges in healthcare, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, to maximise our impact and deliver personalised healthcare for all.
Our Values
Our values are 'Together - Safe, Kind and Excellent', and are at the heart of patient care, defining the way we work and behave.
Registration with the Care Quality Commission
The Trust is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to deliver the regulated activities at the set locations as described below. The Trust is committed to the ongoing maintenance of compliance with the Care Quality Commission's 'Fundamental Standards' and will monitor compliance against the standards on an ongoing basis through internal monitoring processes.
For further information on the Care Quality Commission's fundamental standards, please visit the CQC website (opens in a new tab).
If you require any further information about our services, have any concerns regarding your care or would like to make a comment or complaint, please visit our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).
Regulated activities and Locations
The Trust is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities in the following locations:
1. Surgical procedures
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ.
Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals provide general and specialist adult and paediatric surgery in Cambridge on an inpatient, day case and outpatient basis as well as for emergency patients and has in excess of 37 operating theatres to support this activity.
Surgical specialties provided include General Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Plastic Surgery, Transplantation, Urology, Neurosurgery, Gynaecology and Paediatric Surgery.
The Trust has a large Anaesthetic Department to support the surgical services offering general, local and regional anaesthetic techniques to patients, in addition to the provision of a designated Pain Management Service.
Location: Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN.
The Trust performs day case surgery at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely. A range of surgical specialties are provided including Maxillofacial, Plastics, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Chronic Pain interventions and Urology, using a mix of general and local anaesthetic techniques. The service is provided to patients from age 18 and above who are suitable for day surgery.
Location: Cambridge IVF, Kefford House, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LG.
Cambridge IVF is a purpose built assisted conception unit that opened in September 2011. It offers a range of fertility treatments to NHS patients from across the East of England and to those funding their own care. The service includes procedure rooms/recovery, scanning and laboratory facilities in addition to private areas for counselling and confidential discussions. The unit is licensed and regulated by the HFEA, however as Cambridge IVF also undertakes egg collection and embryo transfer this location is also registered under the Surgical Procedures regulated activity.
Key Satellites (Surgery)
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6NT.
All satellites at which surgical specialties are supported are given in the Appendix.
Cambridge Movement Surgical Hub, (CMSH), Robinson Way, Trumpington. This unit specialises in the care of orthopaedics and neurosurgery. There are 40 inpatient beds and a pre-admission area, the wards are P2 & Q2. During operational pressures, a designated number of beds on ward Q2 with distinct staffing requirement(s) beyond the ring-fenced elective capacity may support the care of patients medically fit for discharge.
2. Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ.
The Trust provides emergency, medical and surgical services for the treatment of disease, disorder or injury on an inpatient, day case and outpatient basis for both elective and emergency patients of all ages.
Addenbrooke’s Emergency Department deals with emergency admissions of all types, including those patients who are referred by their GP or who self-present, or are brought in by the Ambulance service. The Emergency Department has a dedicated paediatric area for the assessment and treatment of children.
CUH became the regional Major Trauma Centre (MTC) on 2 April 2012 as part of the East of England Trauma Network. The multi-disciplinary team work together with a network of emergency departments, acute and specialist hospitals, the ambulance service and others to provide dedicated trauma care capabilities around the region.
Medical specialties provided by the Trust include a wide range of specialist and non-specialist services including Acute Medicine, Respiratory, Allergy, Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Dermatology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Genito-urinary medicine, Hepatology, Medicine for the Elderly, Metabolic Bone Disease, Metabolic Medicine, Renal Medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Disablement Service, Stroke services and Oncology.
The provision of treatment for disease, disorder and injury is supported by established Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Pharmacy and Dietetic Services. The Cambridge Infusion Centre was also opened in 2021. In addition, critical care facilities are provided including an Adult Intensive Care Unit, a High Dependency Unit, a Neuro Critical Care Unit and a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Various outpatient clinics are provided at regional hospitals; these include patients on the organ transplant pathway (Transplant Outreach Clinics)
Location: Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Road, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ.
A temporary ward is provided at Royal Papworth Hospital over the winter period.
Location: Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Outpatient activities are provided at The Princess of Wales Hospital; these include Maxillofacial, Dietician and physiotherapy services and patients on the organ transplant pathway. The community diagnostic centre at Ely offers ‘one-stop’ appointments where diagnostic and outpatient appointments can be combined.
Location: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6NT
Various outpatient clinics are provided at Hinchingbrooke Hospital; these include patients on the organ transplant pathway and those attending cardiovascular and metabolic outpatient clinics.
Location: Kefford House, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LG
In addition to the IVF services provided at Kefford House, satellite pharmacy services are also provided at this location.
Key Satellites (Dialysis Units)
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6NT
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4ET
Cambridge Dialysis Unit, Unit E, Beadle Industrial Estate, Cambridge CB5 8PD.
The Trust operates four dialysis units in addition to the unit based at the main Addenbrooke’s location. These are based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn, West Suffolk Hospital and at Cambridge Dialysis Unit, a purpose-build centre in Cambridge. These units provide renal replacement therapy for patients with renal failure in East Anglia.
All satellite sites of Addenbrookes Hospital at which treatment of disease, disorder or injury are supported are given in the Appendix.
3. Maternity and midwifery services
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ.
The Trust provides full maternity services through the Rosie Hospital including antenatal, intra-partum and post-natal care. It currently undertakes approximately 6,000 births annually.
Facilities include Antenatal and Postnatal wards, an Outpatient facility, Fetal Assessment Unit, Scan Department, Theatre suite, Delivery Unit (including home-from-home facilities and a birthing pool), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) including Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and Community Neonatal Team.
In addition, the maternity service provides the Rosie Birth Centre which includes birthing rooms and postnatal beds for the delivery of midwifery led one-to-one care.
A comprehensive anaesthetic service supporting both elective and emergency procedures is provided, in addition to a pain management service including a 24 hour epidural service for labour.
Teams of Community Midwives are based at The Rosie Hospital, providing antenatal and postnatal care to the women of Cambridge and the surrounding geographical area; the details of community teams are given in the appendix.
4. Termination of pregnancies
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ.
As a part of the Trust's gynaecological services, a termination of pregnancy service is provided. The service offers both medical and surgical termination of pregnancy. Advice and support is also provided by specialist nursing staff, a midwifery counselor and a bereavement coordinator.
5. Diagnostic and screening procedures
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ.
Our main pathology services are based in Cambridge at Addenbrooke’s hospital and The Rosie Hospital and offer a comprehensive range of services including Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology; Histopathology and Cytology; Clinical Microbiology (which is provided by United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on site); Serum Screening; Clinical Haematology and Blood Transfusion; Tissue Typing, Tissue Bank, Point of Care Testing, Haematopathology and Oncology Diagnostics, Mortuary and Medical Genetics service.
A wide range of diagnostic and screening procedures including X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET/CT, endoscopy and other specialist imaging techniques are provided at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and The Rosie Hospital and the locations detailed below to patients of all ages. The community diagnostic centre at the Princess of Wales Hospital offers ‘one-stop’ appointments where diagnostic and outpatient appointments can be combined, or urgent imaging is required to bypass ED attendances.
Note: The regulated activity of "diagnostic and screening procedures" also encompasses physiological measurement, where equipment is used, e.g. measuring blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer. Therefore, all of the Trust's individual locations are registered to provide this activity.
Location: Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN.
Location: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6NT.
Location: Kefford House, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LG.
Location: Wisbech Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), North Cambridgeshire Community Hospital, Wisbech, PE13 3AB
Additional satellites are listed in the appendix.
6. Accommodation for people who require treatment for substance misuse
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ.
In conjunction with Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), the Trust provides a service to patients who require treatment for substance misuse, mainly alcohol and drug-related problems. Patients are screened, both on an elective and non-elective basis e.g. through the Emergency Department. There is a specialist Drug and Alcohol Liaison Nurse (DALN) and a consultant for Substance Misuse who assess patients with alcohol or substance misuse problems in order to facilitate safe management of their addiction whilst in hospital and also liaison with community services when discharged.
7. Assessment or medical treatment for people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
Location: Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ.
The Trust cares for patients detained under the Mental Health Act who need hospital treatment. The liaison psychiatry service ensures that patient's mental health needs are met whilst they are in hospital. The Trust has appointed a Consultant Child and Adolescent Liaison Psychiatrist within Children's Services.
The Trust liaises with the relevant mental health trust to prepare for a patient's discharge. The Trust has 24-hour cover to deal with psychiatric emergencies and to provide a review on request.
8. Independent Providers
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to working closely and collaboratively with the independent healthcare sector by providing increased healthcare capacity in our region to continue safe and effective NHS treatment.
Our commitment includes provision of staff and expertise to the independent hospital sector supporting:
- oncology services (surgery and medical care),
- access to radiofrequency ablation,
- Clinical immunology outpatient care.
Furthermore, we are committed to developing and delivering adjusted care pathways utilising expertise from our allied healthcare professionals (e.g. phlebotomists, therapists and pharmacists) in order to support the continuation of treatment for our patients with our colleagues in the independent sector.
Providers that we will be working with CUH include:
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, of Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AF, part of Nuffield Health whose registered office is at Epsom Gateway, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5AL
Spire Healthcare Limited trading as Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, whose registered office is 3 Dorset Rise London EC4Y 8EN
The Trust also provides and collaborates with other registered acute providers through mutual aid to ensure services are sustainable and provided in a timely way to our services users where required and possible.
Nominated Individual
The Trust's nominated individual responsible for overseeing all registered activities in all locations is:
Nicola Ayton (Acting)
Chief Executive
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Trust telephone number: 01223 245151
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