Royal Papworth Hospital

Royal Papworth Hospital Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital
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Royal Papworth Hospital is one of the largest specialist heart and lung hospitals in Europe and a world leader in transplantation. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the hospital has a reputation for research and innovation, the basis on which it achieved royal status in 2018. In 2019 it was rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and was the first hospital trust in the UK to rec

eive this top rating in the five main categories that the CQC assesses. With an extraordinary commitment to delivering the highest levels of clinical expertise and patient care, more than 50,000 patients are treated at the hospital each year as inpatients, outpatients or day cases. Royal Papworth Hospital’s services are internationally recognised and include cardiology, respiratory medicine, sleep medicine, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and heart & lung transplantation. It is also one of five hospitals in England commissioned to provide ECMO for patients in severe respiratory failure and is a national centre for services provided nowhere else in the UK, including balloon pulmonary angioplasty and pulmonary endarterectomy.

A powerful gesture of love and support for a dad, son, friend and colleague 🚴💙Six months ago, at just 38 years-old, Sam ...
29/04/2026

A powerful gesture of love and support for a dad, son, friend and colleague 🚴💙

Six months ago, at just 38 years-old, Sam was suddenly admitted to Bedford Hospital where he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

MND is a horrible, cruel disease for which there is no cure. It attacks the nerves and causes muscle weakness, including breathing problems. In Sam’s case, it has progressed very quickly.

After initial treatment in Bedford, Sam was transferred to our hospital in Cambridge for specialist respiratory support a few months ago.

He has been in hospital now continuously for nearly six months, with his wife Sian a constant visitor. The couple were even married in our hospital earlier this year.

Last week, ahead of discharge back home for Sam, where he’ll be continuously cared for and can be with Sian and their two-year old son, his work colleagues from Brompton Bicycle rode all the way from their factory in Greenford, west London, to our hospital in Cambridge.

That’s 65 miles (104km), in one gloriously warm and sunny day, on fold-up bikes – quite the achievement!

In an emotional arrival at our hospital last Friday, Sam’s mum and dad, Mel and Dave, led the way, followed by dozens of friends and colleagues.

They were met upon their arrival by Sam himself, Sian and some of our respiratory team who have been caring for Sam.

Sam had even prepared a speech, read out on his behalf by ward sister Charlene. There wasn’t a dry eye in sight.

So far the group have raised an astonishing £12,800 for the MND Association in Sam’s name.

Thank you to the team at Brompton Bicycles for organising such an inspirational ride and showing incredible love and support for a colleague, while raising vital funds for the MND Association.

Our thanks also go to all of our teams at Royal Papworth who have helped care for Sam during his time in our hospital. 💙

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Super Simeon supporting patient care 🍽☕🥤Simeon, a patient catering assistant, was recently commended for displaying comp...
25/04/2026

Super Simeon supporting patient care 🍽☕🥤

Simeon, a patient catering assistant, was recently commended for displaying compassion and dedication during a particularly busy shift.

He ensured patients were well cared for, worked closely with nurses to coordinate meal needs, and stayed late to support patient care.

Simeon, who has worked here for three years, said, “I enjoy working at the hospital because of its fantastic reputation and I found out early on how my role can make such a difference to a patient’s day.”

Simeon's actions earned him recognition from a colleague via our positive incident reporting platform, Laudit, which allows positive feedback about one another in just a few simple clicks.

He continued: "I’ve been fortunate to receive a number of Laudits and I always feel incredibly proud. It's great to feel recognised and valued.”

Congratulations on receiving this feedback, Simeon, and thank you to all our patient catering assistants across our hospital for the difference you make to our patients, every single day. 💙

Good luck to our Royal Papworth people who are running the TCS London Marathon 2026 on Sunday.Here are eight runners tha...
24/04/2026

Good luck to our Royal Papworth people who are running the TCS London Marathon 2026 on Sunday.

Here are eight runners that we’ve found out about, who we want to give a big shout-out to for running the famous 26.2 mile course around the capital for their chosen causes. 💙

Our administrative support staff work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our hospital running smoothly.We have close t...
22/04/2026

Our administrative support staff work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our hospital running smoothly.

We have close to 700 administrative professionals here at Royal Papworth, representing teams such as, but not limited to, ward admin, medical secretaries, booking teams, transport, receptionists and corporate support.

They work across every floor at our hospital, at the adjacent Heart & Lung Research Institute and our administrative hub at Kingfisher House in Huntingdon.

From booking inpatients, outpatients and diagnostic tests, to actioning referrals across our specialities, to taking calls and typing tens of thousands of letters and much, much more, they are the heartbeat behind our hospital.

Thank you to all our wonderful admin teams for the way you work collaboratively together and compassionately support our patients. 💙

Free five-minute automated health checks 🫀🫁Visitors and staff have been taking advantage of the return of our health che...
21/04/2026

Free five-minute automated health checks 🫀🫁

Visitors and staff have been taking advantage of the return of our health check kiosk to monitor their overall health.

The health checks delivered by this kiosk can spot the early signs of heart disease and provide people with the information about physical health that they may need to reduce their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing diabetes.

The five-minute health check measures height, weight, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, resting heart rate, body fat percentage and stress.

Thank you to our health and wellbeing team, SISU Health Group and HealthyYou for this initiative, which follows a highly successful pilot last year that was funded by Cambridgeshire County Council.

📍 You can find the kiosk in its new location close to our main entrance on the ground floor.

Good luck to everyone running the Cambridge Biomedical Campus 10K, 5K and fun run tomorrow. 🙌Around 1,500 people will be...
18/04/2026

Good luck to everyone running the Cambridge Biomedical Campus 10K, 5K and fun run tomorrow. 🙌

Around 1,500 people will be taking part and we know this year will once again include a number of Royal Papworth staff, patients and relatives, taking on their chosen distance on a safe, traffic-free course around our beautiful campus.

This year our very own Royal Papworth Hospital Charity is one of three charitable partners, with each kindly receiving a donation from the entry fees. Thank you also to everyone who is fundraising for our wonderful charity. 💙

🔗 https://www.atwevents.co.uk/e/cambridge-biomedical-campus-10k-5k-and-fun-run-10684

⚠️ Please note Francis Crick Avenue on campus will be closed from 09:30 to 12:30 on Sunday morning for the event.

Compassion is one of our three trust values that underpin everything we do every day and Helen, our cardiac rehabilitati...
18/04/2026

Compassion is one of our three trust values that underpin everything we do every day and Helen, our cardiac rehabilitation service lead, embodies this in abundance.

Helen is the compassionate heart of our patient support services team, supporting patients and colleagues alike with kindness, guidance and her time whenever it’s needed.

A fair and empathetic leader, she nurtures her team, encourages development and maintains high standards.

Her guidance and care inspire others and help foster a supportive, inclusive environment where everyone feels valued.

Thank you, Helen for constantly inspiring others and for truly living our trust value of compassion. 💙

New technology to help treat atrial fibrillation 🫀Our catheter laboratory teams have begun using new software which allo...
17/04/2026

New technology to help treat atrial fibrillation 🫀

Our catheter laboratory teams have begun using new software which allows clinicians to better visualise the anatomy of the heart, while delivering treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of heart rhythm problem.

The new FARAVIEW software from Boston Scientific integrates with the existing cardiac mapping system and a new pulsed field ablation catheter to provide our teams with enhanced real-time visuals when delivering specialised ablation.

Pulsed field ablation uses a non-thermal electric field energy source to target and ablate (remove) problematic heart tissue, whilst avoiding damaging neighbouring tissue such as the oesophagus or the phrenic nerve which controls the diaphragm.

The new system will help our teams determine how well they're contacting the heart tissue - known as contact sensing - and deployment during treatment, helping deliver ablation in an even more consistent and controlled manner.

This should lead to better outcomes for our patients and reduce the need for repeat procedures, while increasing productivity within the labs.

We're the first hospital in the East of England to use this version of the technology, reflecting our experience and track record in safely adopting new approaches in patient care.

Congratulations to everyone involved in introducing this technology and supporting its safe use for our patients. 💙

📸 The cath lab team behind the first cases using FARAVIEW (from left to right): Dan (anaesthetist), Simon (consultant cardiologist), Qasim (Boston Scientific), Katie (Boston Scientific), Ciara (ODP), Sandra (healthcare scientist), Michael (clinical fellow / resident doctor), Mandy (Boston Scientific), Jane (healthcare scientist), Clare (nurse - deputy sister), Patience (nurse) and Zayyad (radiographer).

Your feedback helps us continuously improve 📈Here at Royal Papworth we strive to provide excellent care with a personal ...
15/04/2026

Your feedback helps us continuously improve 📈

Here at Royal Papworth we strive to provide excellent care with a personal touch.

We really love reading all the comments and views that patients, relatives and visitors leave us here on our Facebook posts. However sometimes, more formal feedback is required to help us really identify what we are doing well and where we can improve.

If you have had a recent appointment, stay or visit to Royal Papworth, we’d love to hear from you via our patient experience survey. This includes anyone who’s had a recent phone or video consultation too.

Your participation is completely voluntary and all information you provide will be anonymous.

Thank you in advance for helping us to maintain our high levels of care. 💙

🔗 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO403h81TUxaBNpGIX5N9NITpUNVlXWExZSEZTQ1FXMlhEOVMxNFdJVzZOSiQlQCN0PWcu

Booking appointments and changing lives - one call at a time. 📞In just 15 months as a cardiology booking assistant, Trac...
13/04/2026

Booking appointments and changing lives - one call at a time. 📞

In just 15 months as a cardiology booking assistant, Tracy has made a remarkable impact, playing a key role in our Super Saturday initiative to reduce patient waiting times and improve access to care.

Super Saturdays are optional overtime shifts where clinical administrative staff work on Saturdays to book appointments, free from the usual interruptions of phone lines.

So far this year, three Super Saturdays have taken place. During the most recent session, an impressive 481 appointments were successfully booked. 🏥

For Tracy, every appointment is more than just a slot in the diary - it’s a patient one step closer to getting the care they need.

Tracy’s passion for her role shines through in everything she does. She even jokes about experiencing ‘withdrawal symptoms’ if she’s not booking appointments, saying: “It’s rewarding to be so busy and know that every clinic I fill is helping a patient."

In recognition of her outstanding contribution, Tracy received a Laudit via our positive incident reporting system. She was then one of five winners selected at random in our monthly Laudit draw.

Tracy truly embodies what compassionate care looks like behind the scenes and shares her guiding principle: “Always remember that you could be the only person the patient speaks to that day. It reminds me to bring kindness and patience to every call, as a few minutes of my time can make a massive difference to someone else’s wellbeing.”

A huge thank you to Tracy and all our clinical admin colleagues, for your dedication, compassion, and the incredible difference you make every day! 🫶🏼

Hear more from Tracy and all our latest Laudit winners here: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/our-hospital/latest-news/congratulations-our-january-laudit-winners

Congratulations to members of our sleep lab team who took on the Huntingdon Inflatable 5K yesterday in aid of Royal Papw...
12/04/2026

Congratulations to members of our sleep lab team who took on the Huntingdon Inflatable 5K yesterday in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity. 🏃

Ffion, Harry, Sam, Andrew, Xiaopu, Alex, Beatrice, Mollie, Charlotte and Tom were joined by family and friends at the event at Huntingdon Racecourse which saw them take on 30 giant inflatables, slides and tunnels that kept them laughing and smiling throughout.

Judging from this team photo, we reckon Harry's levitating skills would’ve come in particular handy, but regardless of how you conquered the course, thank you for supporting our wonderful charity.

A big thanks also to everyone who has contributed towards the team's fundraising target so far: https://www.justgiving.com/page/sleeplab-charityrun

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Royal Papworth Hospital is a world-renowned specialist cardiothoracic (heart and lung) hospital and includes the UK’s main adult heart and lung transplant centre.

The hospital has an extraordinary commitment to delivering the highest levels of clinical quality and providing the best possible standards of personalised care to its patients.

Royal Papworth treats approximately 25,000 inpatients and day cases and sees more than 75,000 outpatients each year from across the UK. Its services are internationally recognised and include cardiology, respiratory medicine, sleep medicine, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and heart & lung transplantation. Over the last three years, it has performed the highest number of heart surgery procedures in the UK whilst achieving the country’s lowest cardiac surgery mortality rate. Located in Cambridge in the East of England, the hospital sees patients for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiothoracic disease, it is also a national centre for a range of specialist services, including pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA).