Addenbrooke's Hospital
Research and Development
The Rosie Hospital
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Closure of the main Rosie entrance
The main Rosie Hospital entrance on Robinson Way is due to close in November due to the construction of the new Rosie Extension.
CUH photo menus are 'best practice' for hospitals, says Age UK
The national campaign group Age UK has highlighted CUH’s work with photo menus for patients as an example of best practice in hospital nutrition.
Major incident exercise – 12 September 2010
Some of our staff will be taking part in a major incident exercise on Sunday 12 September 2010.
'You made a difference' awards July 2010
July's 'You made a difference' awards went to Rachel Nicholas, a midwife sonographer and Kerry Symonds, an HCA on ward A4.
CUH doctors tackle peanut allergies in largest ever trial
22 February, 2010
Addenbrooke's doctors believe they may soon have a cure for peanut allergies.
The largest ever trial to find a treatment for the potentially fatal condition will give patients tiny amounts of peanut flour to build up tolerance. Dr Andrew Clark and his team will give slowly increasing doses to 104 children, up to the equivalent of five nuts a day. Sufferers in an earlier study became able to eat more than 30 peanuts safely.
"This is going to be the largest trial of its kind in the world, and it should give us a definitive idea of whether the approach works and whether it's safe," said Dr Clark.
The new £1 million three-year trial, which is funded by the National Institute of Health Research, does not need any more volunteer patients – but it could lead to treatment being available within two to three years.
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