Open Day

The Addenbrooke's Hospital Open Day attracts thousands of visitors from the surrounding community and beyond.

It is a free day out for all the family, giving people the chance to see what happens behind the scenes at the hospital. Many different departments get involved by opening their doors and holding displays and fun activities to explain what they do.

The last Open Day took place on Saturday 10th May 2008, with special guest Dame Edna Everage.

The day was a great success so thank you to everyone who attended. Re-live the experience by checking out the video below.

There were plenty of activities to keep people of all ages entertained including:

• Nine colour-coded tours around the hospital which visited areas not usually open to patients and visitors
  
  

• Finding out how to save a life with the resuscitation team
  
  

• Meeting our very own Florence Nightingale, who revolutionised healthcare during the Crimean War
  
  

• See your future with us - advice from our Recruitment team about working at Addenbrooke's
  
  

• Dieticians providing information about healthy eating
  
  

• Visiting an operating theatre
  
  

• Infection control is very important to us - learning how to clean your hands properly
  
  

• This hospital is an NHS Foundation Trust - find out what this means and how you can get involved
  
  

• Seeing the sights of Cambridge from the roof and visiting the underworld of the hospital
  
  

• Finding out about blood donation from the National Blood Service
  
  

• 'You are what you eat' - testing your body fat content and studying the fat and sugar contained in the food you eat.

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