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Main hospital switchboard: 01223 805000

Commonly asked questions

If you have a question about your appointment, need parking details, or want to know our current visiting policy, check the options below. You can also find information on how to contact us about a job role or share your experience with our hospitals.

Accounts and finance

Invoices

For invoices please email the creditors team.

Purchase orders

For purchase orders please Email the finance team.

Appointments

Cancelling or re-arranging an appointment

If you need to cancel, reschedule, or no longer need your appointment, please contact the clinic listed in your appointment letter as soon as possible. This allows us to offer your appointment to another patient.

If you miss your appointment or cancel regularly, you may be discharged back to your GP’s care, after a clinical review and approval.

New appointments

Contact the new appointments centre on 01223 274593.

Return appointments

Telephone: 01223 806000

Please email: cuh.opcallhandling.patient@nhs.net.

Finding a location

Compliments and complaints

Compliments

Want to say thank you?

You can support Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals by sharing your thanks.

Our staff do amazing things every day, and while they don’t expect praise, we know many patients want to express their gratitude for the care they received.

For more details, visit our say thank you page.

You made a difference

You can also nominate any staff member for a 'You Made a Difference' award.
Find out how to nominate someone.

Complaints

We value your feedback and are committed to investigating and learning from complaints.

Contact a clinic
Contact a patient

Call

To request a condition check, you will need to provide the patient's full name, date of birth, and address.

The Contact Centre will confirm which ward or department is treating the patient and may offer to transfer you to the ward.

Ward staff will then check with the clinical team looking after the patient.

Contact a ward
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Discharge from hospital

To discuss a patient's discharge, contact the ward where they are staying.

You can also reach the Complex discharge specialist nurse team through the hospital switchboard on 01223 805000.

Donations, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT)
Hospedia
Information requests
Lost property

To ask about a patient’s property, please contact the ward where they are or were staying.

For lost property, contact the Access Office on 01223 596060.

If we cannot find the property, you may be able to claim compensation. You can email Medico-Legal or write to us at:

Medico-Legal Department
Box 82
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

Please include:

  • Your name or the patient’s name
  • The patient’s date of birth
  • The patient’s postcode
  • The patient’s hospital number (if known)
  • A description of the missing item

A team member will contact you within two business days.

Medical advice
Medical records - access

If you need a copy of your medical records or have a question, email the CUH health records team.

You can also phone:

Medical records – Updating my contact details

If you need to update any of the following:

MyChart

If you have a question about your MyChart account, email MyChart.

Other health services

I have a concern, question or would like to give feedback about:

East of England ambulance service

A primary care service such as a GP, dentist, optician, pharmacy

Papworth hospital PALS

West Suffolk hospital PALS

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust PALS

Peterborough City hospital and Stamford and Rutland hospital

Hinchingbrooke hospital PALS

Health commissioning in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Health commissioning in Norfolk

Health commissioning in Ipswich / East Suffolk

Health commissioning in West Suffolk

Benefits / debt / support

Health and care services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Parking

For more information about where to park and parking charges, visit travel and parking.

To discuss a parking ticket issued while on the hospital site phone SABA Parking Tickets on

Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)

The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) offers confidential advice, support, and information on health-related matters. We are here for patients, their families, and carers.

How we can help

  • Answering questions about your care and treatment.
  • Supporting you and your family, especially if you’re feeling anxious.
  • Acting on your behalf if needed.
  • Listening to your suggestions for improving services.
  • Resolving any concerns you have about your care.
  • Passing on your compliments to staff if you are happy with your care.

How to contact us

For information on how to tact us, visit Patient advice and liaison service (PALS).

Primary care organisations

Finding a GP, dentist, pharmacist or optician

To find local services like GPs, dentists, pharmacists and opticians in Cambridgeshire, visit the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS website (opens in a new tab).

If you work in primary care

If you work in a GP surgery or other primary care service and have a question about our hospital:

Private patients (non-NHS treatment)

Ask us about paying for treatment

Contact the right team below if you have a question about paying for treatment.

Paying Patients

Overseas Patients

Recruitment

For enquiries regarding any of the following please visit CUH Careers.

  • Current vacancies
  • Coming from overseas
  • Clinical electives
  • Employment references
Surveys

We want to hear what you think about your care. We often ask for feedback through surveys.

You can contact the Patient Engagement and Surveys team if you want to:

  • Talk about patient surveys or comment cards
  • Ask a question about a survey you got by text
  • Ask about joining a focus group
  • Get a survey in a different format or language

Call us on 01223 274874

Translation services

If you don’t speak English

If English is not your first language, you can use our telephone relay service.

  1. Find the phone number for your language in the list below
  2. Call the number
  3. When asked, enter the PIN: 698797
  4. You will speak to an interpreter who can help you contact the right hospital service
Transport

To ask about patient transport booked by CUH, call patient transport on 01223 216438.

Visiting times

Check our visiting policy for the latest visiting rules.

For visiting times for a specific ward, go to our wards A–Z.

Each ward page shows its visiting times. These times may change, so please check before you visit.

Volunteering

To find out about volunteering opportunities:

Work experience

For the latest information about work experience and shadowing opportunities please

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Other enquiries

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