Cambridge Children's Hospital

05/05/2026

It will take three years to build Cambridge Children's Hospital, but this brilliant speeded up animation, created by our construction partner Bouygues UK, gives a great overview of that complex process.

Cambridge Children's Hospital will be unique in fully integrating mental and physical healthcare, and pioneering research, under one roof. We will be working with Bouygues UK and our partner organisations, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and University of Cambridge to make this long-awaited facility a reality for children and families in the East of England.
https://orlo.uk/u4Lpa

30/04/2026

To mark the end of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to Cambridge Children's Hospital Lead Nurse Vicky Amiss-Smith and Charlotte Granville-George, Teenage Cancer Trust Lead TYA Cancer Nurse for the East of England. They explain the challenges young people face when they have a cancer diagnosis.

Disclaimer: We did not send Vicky and Charlotte to a tropical island for this interview! They are in The Oasis, a specialist Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital that provides a dedicated, supportive environment for young people aged 14-24.

Read about Cambridge Children's Hospital 👉 www.cambridgechildrens.org.uk
Read about Teenage Cancer Trust at Addenbrooke's Hospital 👉 https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/help-and-support/our-cancer-units/addenbrookes-hospital-unit

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

30/04/2026

We'd like to say a huge thank you and well done to all of the London Marathon runners who raised vital funds for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust - help make your hospitals even better, including the new Cambridge Children's Hospital and Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital 👏

Runners in this year’s event have broken an all-time record for the hospital charity, raising £85,000!

One of the runners was our Project colleague Matt Allen, Director of New Hospital Construction at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Matt said: “It was an honour to run the 2026 TCS London Marathon... For the last three years, I’ve worked on the design and construction of the two new hospitals in Cambridge. These new facilities will revolutionise healthcare across the East of England and utilise the economic benefits of the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor."

Read more: https://orlo.uk/vx7aP

29/04/2026

🔬 Big ideas under the microscope! We loved reading Professor Sam Behjati's Q&A in Under the Microscope, a brilliant research newsletter made for children by the Paediatric Gastroenterology Research Team.
We loved reading Professor Sam Behjati's Q&A in Under the Microscope, a brilliant research newsletter made for children by the Paediatric Gastroenterology Research Team.

Professor Behjati talks about his new role as Head of the Cambridge Children's Institute and how important it is to engage children, young people and families in research. Read the newsletter here: https://orlo.uk/usWh5

Cambridge Centre for Children's Gut Health - CUH

28/04/2026

The Cambridge Children's Hospital Spring newsletter is out now! It's bursting with information about our work to build the East of England's first specialist children's hospital and the amazing people pioneering improvements in children's healthcare. We hope you enjoy reading it 👉 https://orlo.uk/WYJrq

27/04/2026

Best-selling author Jeffrey Archer was in Peterborough this month to host a literary luncheon in support of Cambridge Children's Hospital. He kept the lunchtime audience royally entertained with anecdotes from his extraordinary 50-year writing career as well as signing copies of his most recent novel ‘End Game’. The luncheon raised £4,500 and was the latest event organised by the Cambridge Children's Hospital Peterborough Community Group who fundraise in partnership with Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust - help make your hospitals even better. So far, the group have raised a fantastic £30,000 since being set up less than two years ago.

24/04/2026

Professor Sam Behjati, co-senior author of this new research, is Director of the Cambridge Children's Hospital Research Institute, which will bring researchers and clinicians together under one roof.

This approach will help accelerate innovations faster, driven by life sciences and genomic medicine to translate research discoveries into scalable patient benefits for children and young people's physical and mental health.

Read more about this latest research - understanding why genetic changes in cells might drive the develop of cancer in some children -below:

Researchers have mapped the evolution of a type of leukaemia that is exclusive to children with Down syndrome and may have identified an overarching weakness in the cancer's genetic makeup.

24/04/2026

The first specialist children's hospital for the East of England will bring together the expertise of our triumvirate partnership - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and University of Cambridge . Bringing physical and mental healthcare, and research, under one roof will lead to better outcomes for the region's children.
👉 Find out more > https://orlo.uk/29sVg .

21/04/2026

Art is key to supporting the Cambridge Children's Hospital vision of holistic care. It has the power to transform spaces, offering excitement, inspiration, comfort, or a helpful distraction.

Our signature artist Amalia Pica is leading the creation of a 'language of art' for the new hospital. She has hosted creative workshops with children, families, and staff to gather inspiration and ideas, and will guide the artistic vision of the project as the hospital prepares to open. At our recent conference, Amalia led an interactive breakout session with the team from CUH Arts. She discussed her approach to the project and the impact the art strategy will have on the hospital overall.

"I am passionate about open-ended play, empowering children and recognising them as individuals with hopes, dreams, and ideas, regardless of their age."

Learn more about Amalia and the role of art in Cambridge Children's Hospital 👉 https://orlo.uk/b2alW

17/04/2026

We were delighted to welcome Julie Spence, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, as well as Deputy Lieutenants representing Cambridgeshire to our project site this week. They met members of our clinical, project and fundraising team to hear about the progress of Cambridge Children's Hospital, our unique vision of care and fundraising campaign.

Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust - help make your hospitals even better

17/04/2026

Dame Mary Archer, Co-chair of our Campaign Board, has described the Cambridge Children's Hospital project as "close to my heart", having championed the need for a children’s hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus for almost thirty years.

Dame Mary says she's delighted that the new hospital now has real momentum behind it.

Read about our campaign > https://orlo.uk/t92r2

Cambridge Children's Hospital will be the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England, unique in bringing mental and physical healthcare, plus world-leading research, under one roof.

Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust - help make your hospitals even better
Head to Toe Charity
University of Cambridge

13/04/2026

Everyone loves a buffet, but how about a delicious-looking 'evidence' buffet?!

The Cambridge Children's Hospital food team, in collaboration with the University of Hertfordshire, ran a brilliant 'Food with Care' session at our conference. Facilitated by broadcaster Dr Xand van Tulleken, delegates were invited to discover why food is fundamental to care and how it can be delivered at our new hospital. They took part in playful activities, including food hoopla, to explore the physical, emotional, social and environmental importance of food in hospital, from pleasure, comfort and connection to support for carers, sustainability and social value.

All the ideas will help develop the vision for Cambridge Children's to be an anchor organisation that delivers a whole new way for food in hospital, benefitting patients, carers, staff, the East of England and the planet.

https://orlo.uk/rJqo7