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.
- Visit our PALS page for more details.
Contact a clinic
- For a list of clinics and phone numbers, visit our clinic A-Z.
- For Rosie Hospital clinics, visit Rosie services, clinics and wards.
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
- For a list of wards and phone numbers, visit our wards A-Z.
- For Rosie Hospital clinics, visit Rosie services, clinics and wards.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- For the latest information, visit our coronavirus page.
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)
- To learn more about how to make a donation, visit the Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (opens in a new tab).
Hospedia
- For information about bedside radio and TV services, visit our Hospedia page.
Information requests
- To ask about personal information held by CUH, contact information governance on:
- To request non-personal data, contact Freedom of Information on
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
- If you require advice about a condition please use the NHS health A-Z (opens in a new tab).
- If you are a patient and need specific advice please contact your service directly.
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:
- your address
- contact details
- or next of kin
- Email patient services
- call 01223 586613.
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
- NHS England telephone: 030031 12233
- Email NHS England
Papworth hospital PALS
- Telephone: 01223 638896
- Email Papworth PALS
West Suffolk hospital PALS
- Telephone: 01284 712555
- Email West Suffolk PALS
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust PALS
- Telephone: 01223 219444
- Email CPFT PALS
Peterborough City hospital and Stamford and Rutland hospital
- NWAFT PALS telephone: 01733 673405
- Email NWADT PALS
Hinchingbrooke hospital PALS
- Telephone: 01480 428964
- Email Hinchingbrooke PALS
Health commissioning in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System telephone: 0800 2792535
- Email Cambridge and Peterborough ICS
Health commissioning in Norfolk
- Norfolk CCG telephone: 01603 595857
- Email Norfolk CCG
Health commissioning in Ipswich / East Suffolk
- Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG telephone: 0800 389 6819
- Email Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG PALS
Health commissioning in West Suffolk
- West Suffolk CCG telephone: 01284 758010
Benefits / debt / support
- Citizens Advice Bureau telephone: 03348 481979
- Citizens Advice Bureau website (opens in a new tab)
Health and care services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Healthwatch Cambridgeshire telephone: 0330 3551285
- Email Healthwatch Cambridgeshire
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:
- Call the Primary Care Liaison team on 01223 257263 or 01223 274584
- Or email CUH GP inquiries.
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
- Call us on 01223 254517
- Email CUH (private patients)
Overseas Patients
- Visit our overseas patients' page if the patient comes from another country.
- Call us on 01223 216999
- Email CUH (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.
- Find the phone number for your language in the list below
- Call the number
- When asked, enter the PIN: 698797
- 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
Website feedback
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Other enquiries
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