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Region gets first bone marrow transplant service for young
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has become the region’s first paediatric bone marrow transplant service, which will move into Cambridge Children’s Hospital when it opens, with dedicated beds and facilities on the oncology ward.

Team effort makes children’s PE lessons a hospital first
Children undergoing cancer treatment are accessing tailored PE lessons - thought to be the first of their kind in the country - thanks to a pioneering initiative from a hospital school that will eventually move into Cambridge Children's Hospital.

Teenager returns to pitch after stroke
The family of a boy who suffered a stroke on the football pitch, say a hospital that treats mental and physical health together is "desperately needed". Austin, 13, from Thetford, has just returned to the pitch after three-and-a-half months.

Cambridge Children's Youth Forums have lift off!
We are committed to ensuring the voices of children and young people are at the heart of the Cambridge Children's Hospital project. The launch of our Youth Forum and Young Adult Forum is an important step in continuing this work.

Cambridge researchers launch national DNA research programme
Cambridge researchers launch the world’s first national childhood DNA health research programme, to help transform healthcare for children and young people.

Our NHS staff provide valuable insights for signature artist
Amalia Pica is developing an artistic 'language' for Cambridge Children's Hospital.

Prime Minister visits Addenbrooke's Hospital
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, visited Addenbrooke's Hospital and met some of our staff today as part of the launch of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

BBC celebrates NHS's 75th Birthday
In case you missed it, BBC2 Newsnight and Radio 5 Live broadcast live from Addenbrooke's Hospital last night to mark the NHS's 75th Birthday, featuring children and young people singing for Cambridge Children's Hospital.

Connecting with communities: Our approach to regional engagement
Listening and learning from those who know best is helping us in our work to build CCH.

From hospital to home: Supporting children and young people with Acquired Brain Injury
Our vision for Cambridge Children’s Hospital is to be ‘a hospital without walls’. This means, where appropriate, a child or young person will be cared for in their own community, close to friends, family and school.

Leading artist powers creativity at new children’s hospital
Artist, Amelia Pica, is helping to shape how the region’s first children’s hospital will look and feel.

Cambridge Children's nurses attend Florence Nightingale service
Our project's lead nurses attended a special celebration service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale at St Paul's Cathedral, London on Tuesday 16 May.

Cambridge Children’s Hospital Update May 2023

Meet our project's lead nurses
Vicky-Amiss Smith, Joanna Carr and Emma Goodchild are our Lead Nurses for Cambridge Children’s Hospital.

Young people and parents join us in London for a special design workshop

Talking about mental health at Luton Sixth Form College
As the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England, it's important that the feedback we gather reflects the views of children and young people from all over the region. Their experiences of mental health and physical healthcare may be very different, depending on where they live.

Rory's story: finding answers by genetic testing
Little Rory Cross is one of only 14 people in the world with Chitayat syndrome, a very rare genetic disease diagnosed only after genomic sequencing.

Genomics study diagnoses thousands of children with rare disorders
An Addenbrooke’s consultant is playing a key role in a UK study, revealing genetic causes for rare developmental disorders in 5,500 children and helping to improve diagnosis worldwide.

A visit to Sweden
Building a new children’s hospital is all about listening and learning, from children and families, the staff that care for them, and other hospitals, here and overseas.

Integrating food into the life of Cambridge Children’s Hospital
We are developing a ‘whole hospital’ approach to food. Having a blank canvas to work from allows us to be visionary in our work and in our planning.