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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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New milestone for specialist children’s hospital in the East of England
Cambridge Children’s Hospital, which will be the first specialist children’s hospital for the East of England, has been given the green light to proceed to the final stage of its business case development.
Children tell us why play in hospital makes a difference
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.
Spotlight on Staff: Dr Denise Williams
For our Spotlight on Staff series, fifteen-year-old Libby from Cambridge Children's Network puts some questions to Dr Denise Williams, a retired paediatric oncology doctor who is bringing her expertise to the Cambridge Children's Hospital project. You can watch the video or read the transcription, below.
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.