Welcome to the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust media centre. Here you’ll find our latest news and press releases.
For media enquiries, please call 01223 217757 or email communications@act4addenbrookes.org.uk.
For media enquiries, please call 01223 217757 or email communications@act4addenbrookes.org.uk.
30 August 2024
The MRI scanner at Addenbrooke’s has been given a spectacular makeover, encouraging anxious patients to go ahead with their scans
22 August 2024
Support our teams at this year's Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival and help boost funds for our £14 million appeal to build a new specialist cancer hospital in Cambridge, a first for the East of England
19 August 2024
Could YOU join #TeamAddenbrooke's for the 2025 TPP Cambridge Half and support the campaign to see a new world-class cancer hospital built in the city by 2029?
8 August 2024
22 July 2024
32-year-old Bobbie, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in November last year, underwent surgery at Addenbrooke’s in December
3 June 2024
As Volunteers' Week kicks in, we hear from one Cambridgeshire company that says fundraising as a team brings 'happiness in spades'
15 May 2024
Addenbrooke's Security Officers have completed a daring 13,000 ft tandem skydive to raise funds for the hospital.
20 March 2024
Earlier this month, our amazing supporters pulled out all the stops with three magnificent fundraising events raising more than £100,000 for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.
31 January 2024
A family from St Albans have turned the love for their 8-year-old daughter, Emily, who sadly passed away, into a lasting legacy which will benefit other patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
8 January 2024
Sir Roy saved many lives and touched many families through his innovative transplant work
21 December 2023
ACT supporters have donated and pledged an astonishing £31.7m of the £56m raised so far - helping to take the campaign well past the halfway point of the £100m target.
19 December 2023
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are excited to share the funding of a new app designed to assist patients in getting ready for their upcoming surgeries.
13 November 2023
Thanks to our supporters, we're delighted to have been able to support Addenbrooke's Diwali celebrations, also known as the 'Festival of Light'
6 November 2023
CUH Arts, Cambridge University Hospitals’ arts-in-health programme, has claimed a prestigious national healthcare award for its work on exploring the role of arts and culture in cancer care environments.
2 November 2023
Addenbrooke’s has become the first NHS hospital to use thermal ablation (hot needle treatment) to destroy life-threatening tumours in one go, including hard-to-reach cancers.
26 October 2023
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) staff enjoyed engaging with hospital staff, representing over 100 countries, during recent celebrations for Black History Month at Addenbrooke's.
12 September 2023
Coming into hospital can be a difficult experience, but thanks to the generosity of our amazing supporters, ACT have taken many small steps to make clinics across Addenbrooke's more appealing and comfortable for patients, with colourful art and soft lighting.
21 August 2023
Generous funding from ACT supporters has allowed the rehab team on ward J2 Addenbrooke's to purchase a bed bike to help patients recover.
10 August 2023
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the arrival of the new da Vinci surgical robot made possible through the fantastic efforts of our supporters who helped raise the £1.5 million to purchase it.
10 August 2023
David Bateson was diagnosed with melanoma of the scalp in 2019, and since then, the cancer has unfortunately spread to his liver, lungs, and spine. However, he is currently on a course of immunotherapy at Addenbrooke's helping him live as normal a life as possible.
25 July 2023
A group of 8 hospital staff working with children and young people challenged themselves to walk the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge to raise funds for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT).
20 June 2023
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust is proud to be supporting an international study, led by Addenbrooke's Hospital with its search to find drugs that protect the most vulnerable patients from Covid.
7 June 2023
Thanks to our supporters, young patients who attend the Allergy Clinic at Addenbrooke's now have a colourful mural to look at while they wait.
7 June 2023
Often it's the little things in life that can make a huge difference and this can also be the case when supporting patients and their families with a cancer diagnosis.
30 May 2023
As part of Biodiversity Action Week at Addenbrooke’s, hospital staff and volunteers planted nectar-rich flowers into 10 pre-filled planters, funded by ACT supporters.
18 May 2023
ACT were proud to support this year's Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) Nursing and Midwifery awards 2023.
18 May 2023
Kirsty and Martin Jenkins went through a roller coaster ride when their son, Albert, was born six weeks early and breech.
2 May 2023
On Sunday 23 April 2023, 14 amazing runners took part in the iconic TCS London Marathon in support of Addenbrooke's and the Rosie hospitals.
28 April 2023
A new wayfinding app 'CUH Directions' funded by hospital supporters has been launched.
20 April 2023
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Addenbrooke's has become the first hospital in the world to offer a brand new body-worn device to Parkinson's disease inpatients, significantly and quickly improving their movement.
11 April 2023
Thirty amazing staff from across the Rosie Hospital have signed up to support Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust by taking on Snowdon – the highest mountain in Wales.
30 March 2023
5,000 bunches of cheerful daffodils, kindly supported by Scotsdales Nursery & Garden Centre Ltd and ACT, were handed out to Addenbrooke's staff.
15 March 2023
On Sunday 5 March 2023, 27 amazing runners took part in the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon to support Addenbrooke's and the Rosie hospitals. Supporters, patients, friends and family came together to form our group of dedicated #TeamAddenbrookes runners and through their fundraising efforts have so far raised over £18,000!
26 October 2022
Thousands more patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will benefit from the advantages of robotic surgery thanks to the support of local people who’ve helped raised £1.5 million to buy the hospital a new robot.
25 October 2022
The Board of Trustees at ACT has appointed a new Chair to lead the charity’s governance.
19 October 2022
We have almost reached our £1.5m target to buy a surgical robot for Addenbrooke's and are calling on our supporters to help us over the finish line. What could YOU do to support your hospital?
6 July 2022
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has launched an environmentally friendly patient courtesy bus service, thanks to a team effort by ACT and a well-known patient governor.
16 March 2022
£1.25 million has been raised and pledged to buy a new surgical robot for Addenbrooke’s
23 February 2022
An amazing next generation scanner – the 3D ‘Cone Beam’ CT scanner – has now been installed at Addenbrooke’s and seen its first patient.
24 January 2022
10 December 2021
ACT is providing hundreds of goodie-filled hampers for all Addenbrooke’s staff again this year to thank the teams for their incredible dedication over the past 12 months
1 October 2021
Be in with the chance of winning one of Matt Brown's coveted robot creations while helping to buy a surgical robot, ensuring that patients get home faster after surgery.
19 July 2021
Research into blood testing for long Covid builds on a pilot project supported by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
15 July 2021
ACT is pleased to announce the appointment of two new trustees
25 June 2021
The Stock Shop store, based in the main concourse at Addenbrookes Hospital, has now pledged to fundraise for its local NHS charity, ACT.
17 June 2021
ACT is delighted to announce that The ALBORADA Trust has won Grant Giver of the Year for its partnership with the charity at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia Region Awards.
3 May 2021
What can you do a thousand times to raise money?
7 April 2021
A £1.5 million appeal to buy a surgical robot for Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been launched by its charity, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). A new surgical robot will mean quicker, less invasive surgery and faster healing and recovery times for patients.
7 April 2021
A new ambulance service which will travel thousands of miles a year transporting the region’s sickest babies and children from hospital to the nearest specialist intensive care unit has been launched.
9 March 2021
Artwork featuring the inspiring words of a poem read at the funeral of Sir Michael Marshall has been unveiled in the main ground floor corridor at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
22 February 2021
ACT helps fund clinical trial to investigate if tapeworm drug can boost protection from Covid-19 for high risk kidney patients
15 December 2020
Addenbrooke’s staff will receive Christmas hampers packed with goodies this week as a thank you for their hard work and care during the coronavirus pandemic
8 December 2020
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is pleased to announce that Dame Mary Archer DBE has agreed to take up the role of President of the charity.
17 November 2020
A new video contact system giving parents the ability to have precious virtual contact with their babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was launched earlier than planned due to coronavirus.
12 November 2020
The ALBORADA Trust has awarded over £800,000 to ACT since 2015, and this year has supported Addenbrooke’s staff by paying for new wellbeing rooms, helping to create a hardship fund to ease financial pressures and providing staff vouchers.
9 November 2020
Generous donations from hospital supporters have helped ACT raise £216,000 for an emergency children’s ambulance service, which will save young lives in the East of England.
19 October 2020
ACT has launched a new online shop full of ideal presents just in time for Christmas, with all profits making Addenbrooke’s hospital even better for patients.
29 September 2020
ACT has launched a new advertising campaign featuring local fundraising heroes, reminding the community that they can directly support Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie by donating or fundraising for the charity.
23 September 2020
ACT has recently been able to fund £1million of research into treatments and diagnostics for COVID-19 or services impacted by coronavirus, thanks to generous donations from the public.
21 July 2020
Hospital staff can now relax and recharge in a pleasant environment during shift breaks.
7 July 2020
ACT is asking the public to help raise the final £10,000 of its £216,000 appeal for an emergency children’s ambulance service which will save young lives in the East of England.
30 June 2020
To mark the 72nd Anniversary of the founding of our NHS on Sunday 5th July, ACT is asking people to help raise money by getting physical and joining Team Addenbrooke’s.
23 June 2020
Jamie Oliver gives ‘big love’ and appreciation to Addenbrooke’s hospital in heartfelt video message.
15 June 2020
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is encouraging people to keep fundraising for Addenbrooke’s hospital, with donations continuing to help the hospital through the crisis and beyond.
14 May 2020
Addenbrooke's lights up in blue to say thank you to all our supporters who’ve helped us raised over £1million to support our fantastic NHS staff
13 May 2020
A ground-breaking new iPad app for ICU patients – trialled at Addenbrookes – is transforming the experiences and wellbeing of critically ill COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
12 May 2020
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust highlights the tireless work of nursing staff at Addenbrooke’s hospital on International Nurses Day, 12 May.
12 May 2020
A study by researchers at Addenbrooke’s and the University of Cambridge published today in the journal eLife, helped by £25,000 in funding from donations to Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, has shown that a small proportion of hospital staff can carry COVID-19 without realising they’re infected.
8 May 2020
Addenbrooke's charity is encouraging people to come up with their own amazing ideas to raise even more.
5 May 2020
On Tuesday 5 May, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) would like you to join it in supporting and recognising the midwives that work at the Rosie Hospital as we celebrate the International Day of the Midwife 2020.
27 April 2020
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14 April 2020
Local business, Cambridge Commodities, is launching an art competition over the Easter holidays to raise money to support NHS staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
8 April 2020
Former world No. 1 tennis player, Sir Andy Murray has sent a thank you message to Addenbrooke’s staff as they face the toughest battle of their lives.
24 March 2020
ACT is launching a daily virtual tea and coffee break to help bring people together and raise money for Addenbrooke’s and our brave NHS heroes at the same time.
20 March 2020
Please help raise funds to support Addenbrooke’s hospital and its staff during the coronavirus crisis.
17 February 2020
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is continuing to work with the hospital to help protect patients and staff at this time and has implemented temporary measures to help reduce the risk of infection.
16 December 2019
Patients using a renal ward at Addenbrooke’s are to benefit from a more colourful and relaxed approach to hospital life thanks to a legacy from a Cambridge woman.
5 December 2019
Whether you have an innovative idea, thoughts around service improvement, grand designs to improve your ward or clinic environment or are seeking investment for a research project, ACT could help!
24 October 2019
Celebrity chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli, who is currently appearing as a fugitive on the run on Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer, stopped off at Addenbrooke’s during one of the episodes, shining a light on the hospital where his son was treated for neuroblastoma two years ago.
22 October 2019
First of two new emergency children’s ambulance services for the East of England funded thanks to donations.
23 September 2019
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust are over halfway to raising enough to fund an Emergency Children's Ambulance thanks to the recent Chariots of Fire event.
1 August 2019
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) has reached its £250,000 liver transplant appeal target thanks to the generous support of incredible donors.
24 May 2019
The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust and a generous legacy from Ann Mynott have enabled the hospital to buy a £316,000 special MRI incubator allowing premature babies and babies at high-risk of brain injury to be scanned sooner.
1 February 2019
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust has launched its new cancer appeal to help provide the best patient experience and care for people with cancer at Addenbrooke’s.
12 September 2018
Addenbrooke’s relies on the generosity of members of the public to help provide vital research, innovative equipment and specialist services.