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You Made a Difference - February 2023
Our winners of You Made a Difference for February 2023 are a health care assistant and a specialty registrar, emergency assessment unit.
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Treating childhood kidney cancer
Cambridge doctors are leading a new ground-breaking research project helping to improve diagnosis and monitoring of 'Wilms tumour' - a type of childhood kidney cancer.
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CUH Annual Awards – search on for ‘public’s choice’
The Cambridge Independent newspaper has again teamed up with Cambridge University Hospitals for an annual awards programme that celebrates the amazing achievements of staff.
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CUH welcomes 12,000th employee
Jess Church, an occupational therapist who had a childhood dream of helping people has become the 12,000th person employed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Sickle cell under the spotlight
Join us for a day of special events for patients and the public, to raise awareness and support for sickle cell disease on Sunday (26 March) at Addenbrooke's.
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Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research involving Addenbrooke's.
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You Made a Difference - February 2023
Our winners of You Made a Difference for February 2023 are a health care assistant and a specialty registrar, emergency assessment unit.
Treating childhood kidney cancer
Cambridge doctors are leading a new ground-breaking research project helping to improve diagnosis and monitoring of 'Wilms tumour' - a type of childhood kidney cancer.
CUH Annual Awards – search on for ‘public’s choice’
The Cambridge Independent newspaper has again teamed up with Cambridge University Hospitals for an annual awards programme that celebrates the amazing achievements of staff.
CUH welcomes 12,000th employee
Jess Church, an occupational therapist who had a childhood dream of helping people has become the 12,000th person employed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Sickle cell under the spotlight
Join us for a day of special events for patients and the public, to raise awareness and support for sickle cell disease on Sunday (26 March) at Addenbrooke's.
Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research involving Addenbrooke's.
Thea's story: finding new treatments for stomach cancer
Thea Towell has stomach cancer and is taking part in research at Addenbrooke's to find new treatments and help other patients in the future.
Alfie's story: treating mind and body together
Teenager Alfie, 15-years-old, suffered a serious brain injury when he was knocked off his bike - his recovery involved a multi-skilled team from Addenbrooke's working together to support his unique psychological and physical needs.
Charity appeal for hospitals hit by Syrian earthquakes
Cambridge Global Health Partnerships has teamed up with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to support a fundraising campaign championed by Addenbrooke’s emergency doctor, Tirej Brimo.
Obese patient immune response linked to severe Covid
Research led by Cambridge doctors and scientists shows people who are obese may be more susceptible to severe Covid because of a poorer inflammatory immune response.
Yvonne's story: lab-grown blood cells
Yvonne Smith is one of the first people to be transfused with red blood cells grown in a laboratory - part of a world leading trial involving Addenbrooke's.
Chloe's story: cancer, lockdown and me
Teenager Chloe Drew-Batty was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during the Covid lockdown - read about her experience, her treatment at Addenbrooke's and how it led to songwriting.
Get hands-on with cancer research in Cambridge!
Join us at this year's Cambridge Festival on Saturday 18 March from 11am – 4pm at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
You Made a Difference - January 2023
Our winners of You Made a Difference for January 2023 are a contact centre shift leader and a deputy chaplain.
High winds suspends drive-through blood tests
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is advising that its drive-through blood testing service at Cambridge’s Newmarket Road park is closed today because of high winds.
Cambridge ‘REVERT’ dementia clinic in international spotlight
Thirty-six people who feared they may be suffering from dementia have received life-changing surgery since the opening of a new clinic at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, an international conference will hear on Monday (13 March).
Industrial action
The British Medical Association (BMA), British Dental Association (BDA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have confirmed that industrial action, in the form of strike action, will take place at CUH from 13 to 15 March 2023.
Childbirth pain relief study reveals inequalities for BAME mothers
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is helping with research that highlights inequalities in pain relief and anaesthesia for women of black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Switching to LEDs makes lighting up the NHS cost less
A huge project to replace inefficient fluorescent lights with LEDs is taking place at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals to help tackle climate change and save NHS money.
Speeding up breast cancer diagnosis using AI
A ground-breaking project involving Addenbrooke's has been awarded £1.5 million to develop AI that can help check for breast cancer - part of the government's plan to accelerate cancer diagnosis using artificial intelligence.