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Young people from the East of England invited to join award-winning youth forums and shape future children’s hospital
Have you spent time in hospital or mental health services as a child or young person? Are you a sibling who has supported a poorly brother or sister? Are you passionate about children's healthcare?
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Construction partner appointed for new Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Work to build the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England has reached a new milestone, with the appointment of a construction partner.
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Cambridge experts in parliament advocating for neuro rehabilitation for children with Acquired Brain Injury
An exemplar model of care that illustrates the Cambridge Children’s Hospital ambition of a ‘whole child’ approach, with care closer to home, is influencing the development of a UK-wide Acquired Brain Injury strategy.
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Cambridge Children's Hospital wins prestigious award for academic and industry collaboration
Cambridge Children's Hospital wins prestigious award for academic and industry collaboration for the Innovation Hub providing ultrafast whole genome sequencing
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Experts by Experience
Coproduction is a bit of a buzz word, not least in the healthcare sector. In short, it's where service providers and service users work together, as a team, towards a greater goal. When it works well every voice around the table is heard, respected, and valued, as one of our Parent Advocates, Kate, explains.
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Sharing the Cambridge Children's Hospital vision with international audiences
Our vision for fully integrating the treatment of mental and physical health under one roof is capturing global attention. We have recently taken our pioneering approach to events in Europe, gathering interest and enthusiasm from international experts in children's healthcare.
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Young people from the East of England invited to join award-winning youth forums and shape future children’s hospital
Have you spent time in hospital or mental health services as a child or young person? Are you a sibling who has supported a poorly brother or sister? Are you passionate about children's healthcare?
Construction partner appointed for new Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Work to build the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England has reached a new milestone, with the appointment of a construction partner.
Cambridge experts in parliament advocating for neuro rehabilitation for children with Acquired Brain Injury
An exemplar model of care that illustrates the Cambridge Children’s Hospital ambition of a ‘whole child’ approach, with care closer to home, is influencing the development of a UK-wide Acquired Brain Injury strategy.
Cambridge Children's Hospital wins prestigious award for academic and industry collaboration
Cambridge Children's Hospital wins prestigious award for academic and industry collaboration for the Innovation Hub providing ultrafast whole genome sequencing
Experts by Experience
Coproduction is a bit of a buzz word, not least in the healthcare sector. In short, it's where service providers and service users work together, as a team, towards a greater goal. When it works well every voice around the table is heard, respected, and valued, as one of our Parent Advocates, Kate, explains.
Sharing the Cambridge Children's Hospital vision with international audiences
Our vision for fully integrating the treatment of mental and physical health under one roof is capturing global attention. We have recently taken our pioneering approach to events in Europe, gathering interest and enthusiasm from international experts in children's healthcare.
Eating together can lead to better outcomes for children in hospital, evidence shows
The experience of eating and dining for patients and their families is core to the Cambridge Children’s Hospital vision for holistic care. As we continue to develop our plans, a study has revealed that social dining in hospital positively impacts children.
Why play is core to the Cambridge Children’s Hospital vision for holistic care
Play teams are some of the most important people on a children’s ward, providing therapeutic support during procedures, fun, and normality for patients and their families. This is why the Cambridge Children’s Hospital vision of holistic care is underpinned by play.
New Cambridge centre aims to transform physical and mental health of children with inflammatory bowel diseases
Over 100 children living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis got the chance to try their hands at being a scientist at the official launch of the Cambridge Centre for Children’s Gut Health.
Launch of Cambridge Children’s Hospital Frontrunners programme for staff
Frontrunners is an innovative transformation programme designed to support staff to drive forward meaningful change in their current work environments while preparing for the transition to the new hospital.
Genomic research opens door to new treatments for childhood cancers
The genetics of Wilms tumour, a childhood kidney cancer, are more complex than previously thought, new genomic analysis shows.
Prestigious fellowship for children’s cancer specialist
The Academy of Medical Sciences has made Sam Behjati a Fellow in recognition of his work on improving diagnosis and treatments of childhood cancers.
The importance of play in hospital
Themes of play and playfulness have been central to the architectural designs for Cambridge Children's Hospital. Play is a key part of our holistic approach to care, both to support wellbeing during treatment and distract from the hospital environment.
Trial of mental health ‘Lucy Booths’ inspired by Peanuts comic achieves improvement in quality of life for children and young people
A trial of a new mental health drop-in service for children attending paediatric settings around England shows significant reductions in emotional and behavioural difficulties and improved quality of life, with the cost of treatment reduced by half.
Healthcare professionals further consider options for inpatient space at Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Cambridge Children’s Hospital has brought experts together for a second workshop on how one of the inpatient spaces in the new facility can support gaps in care provision.
Cambridge Children’s Hospital joins national network to prioritise children’s health
A delegation from the Children’s Hospital Alliance (CHA) met with clinicians and healthcare professionals from Cambridge Children’s Hospital last month, to share learning and expertise to develop this new world-first facility.
Being a sibling in hospital
Cambridge Children’s Hospital will support the whole family, not just the patient. Many siblings spend a lot of time in hospital with their brother or sister, or staying away with family or friends. Macie from our Youth Forum shares her ideas on how to make the experience as positive as possible.
Joe's story
Early diagnosis of a rare genetic condition allowed Joe’s family to get him the support he needed to thrive. Cambridge Children’s Hospital will embed genomics research into the heart of the hospital, working to improve outcomes for children with rare and complex conditions.
Bestselling author and broadcaster Rev. Richard Coles backs public appeal for Cambridge Children's Hospital
Bestselling author, 'I’m a Celebrity' finalist, and one half of the chart-topping 1980s band the Communards, Rev. Richard Coles has backed the public appeal to raise money for Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
Children and young people “dropped down the agenda” during Covid 19 pandemic
Almost 200,000 research studies on mental health impacts were carried out during the pandemic, but only 35 included children and young people, creating “a huge data gap”.