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Patient stories: Rosie
Amateur jockey Rosie tells us about her experience at our hospitals when she broke her ankle after a horse riding accident.

Medicine for Members: Artificial Intelligence in healthcare - Improving patient outcomes
Find out how we are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) here in Cambridge to change the way we detect and treat illness.

Blood marker identifies Covid patients with no symptoms
Blood marker identifies Covid patients with no symptoms

Appointment of new non-executive director
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Rohan Sivanandan as a non-executive director.

You Made a Difference - June 2021
A conscientious domestic cleaner who constantly goes above and beyond and an exemplary nurse with vision and passion are the winners of June’s You Made a Difference awards.

You Made a Difference team award - June 2021
A paediatric ward team who create a ‘special place’ are the winners of June’s You Made a Difference awards.

Rare disease network is first of its kind
Hospitals in Cambridge and Glasgow have been chosen to lead the nation’s fight against a rare genetic lung disease – making the team the first of its kind and increasing the chances of patients getting the right treatment faster.

Drop in staff Covid-19 infections after PPE upgrade
A Cambridge study has shown a significant drop in Covid-19 infections in frontline hospital staff after their face masks were upgraded.

Covid-19 treatment trial for kidney patients goes national
An Addenbrooke’s trial is rolling out to hospitals across the UK to see if a drug used to treat tapeworm can give high-risk kidney patients extra protection against Covid-19.

New innovation hub to drive healthcare improvements for patients
Funding has been announced for a new innovation and improvement hub to ensure patients benefit from the latest technology and practice.

Doddington minor injuries unit reopens
The Cambridgeshire unit is back open from today, offering treatment for urgent but not life-threatening illness and injury.

Our hospital volunteers are chart toppers!
St John Ambulance volunteers, who stepped in to help Addenbrooke’s during the pandemic, have notched up the second highest number of hours donated in the country.

Cambridge award winners in AI innovation
Ground-breaking AI projects involving Addenbrooke's hospital have won prestigious new funding awards.

Another life-saving treatment for Covid-19
One year on from its first breakthrough, the Recovery trial has found another life-saving treatment to prevent Covid deaths.

Hormone testing could reveal pregnancy complications
Research by a Cambridge team suggests complications in pregnancy could be spotted earlier by testing hormone levels in the placenta.

New specialist service for children with long Covid
Addenbrooke's Hospital is heading up a new regional service for children suffering with long Covid.

First Covid-19 'booster' jabs given in new vaccine trial
Volunteers from Cambridgeshire are among the first to get a third 'booster' dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as part of a new UK trial.

Unit named in honour of transplant pioneer Sir Roy
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has named its specialist transplant unit after a world leading surgeon.

Cambridge GPs first to offer 'sponge on a string' cancer check
A new device to detect the early signs of cancer is being offered for the first time to GP patients in the UK.

Lifesaving blood treatment comes to Littleport
North Cambridgeshire patients with the blood disorder haemochromatosis can now access treatment closer to home.