Addenbrooke's Hospital
Research and Development
The Rosie Hospital
We are seeing a rise in the number of cases of norovirus (winter vomitng bug). Visiting restrictions are in place.
Addenbrooke's staff to provide blood tests at Cambridge supermarket
Addenbrooke’s staff will be on hand to provide blood tests at Sainsbury’s Coldhams Lane store from Monday 27 February.
HRH Duchess of Cornwall visits clinical research facility
Staff and visitors gathered in the ATC atrium to watch the arrival of HRH Duchess of Cornwall who was visiting the Cambridge Wellcome Trust clinical research facility.
Do you remember the Queen's visit to "New Addenbrooke's" in 1962?
We would like to hear from anyone who can share their experience of the royal visit. Were you there? Did you see the Queen?
Blood donors required for studies on white blood cell function
Linsey Porter, a PhD student within the dept of Medicine, is recruiting for volunteers who are willing to donate between 80-240ml of blood for studies on white blood cell function.
New partnership signals better access to life-saving stem cell treatment
25 January 2011
NHS patients with diseases such as leukaemia, lymphoma and sickle-cell anaemia will benefit from better access to potentially life-saving therapy thanks to a new partnership.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has joined forces with Virgin Health Bank (VHB), the leading independent cord blood bank, to collaborate on initiatives to improve the availability of cord blood banking and stem cell therapies for current and future patients. The ground-breaking agreement is the first of its kind between a private cord blood bank and an NHS Foundation Trust.
Cord blood is the blood which remains in the umbilical cord after a baby has been born. It is a rich source of stem cells which, once collected and processed, can be used in therapies.
The partnership will see CUH provide VHB with high quality cord blood processing, cryopreservation, testing and storage services, in turn generating additional revenue for the hospital.
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
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Cambridge CB2 0QQ
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