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

Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust - help make your hospitals even better Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) is the only charity dedicated to helping to make Addenbrooke's and the Rosie hospitals even better.
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We believe that every patient deserves the best possible care available.

And the winner is… 🥳After a beautiful sunny day full of fun, sun and dragon (boats) we’re delighted to announce that the...
05/09/2026

And the winner is… 🥳

After a beautiful sunny day full of fun, sun and dragon (boats) we’re delighted to announce that the winning boat from Flok Health Ltd has taken home the gold! 🏅

Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work and good humour! Funds raised will go towards the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and support cancer services at Addenbrooke’s, bringing us one step closer to building this incredible facility that will change the story of cancer.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Illumina, Inc.
NewWave Events
Cambridge Radio

05/09/2026

Don’t miss out on all the fun at Ditton Meadows today! 🤩

Come down for free and enjoy entertainment on the River Cam with inflatable games, a raffle with great prizes, good food, sunshine and the fabulous Dragon Boat races!

All to raise money for the incredible Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival is finally here! 🎉 We're all set up and raring to go! 🚣‍♀️🐲 Come on down and catch the ex...
05/09/2026

Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival is finally here! 🎉 We're all set up and raring to go! 🚣‍♀️

🐲 Come on down and catch the excitement firsthand on the River Cam at Ditton Meadows. Races kick off at 10am!

For FREE, you can come along and enjoy the races with the whole family, as well as traditional dance, inflatables, good food, cool science activities with our headline sponsor Illumina, Inc. and much more! 🔬 ✨

NewWave Events
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

Bringing laughter, joy and silliness to children on our wards is one of the best ways to lift spirits and make hospital ...
04/09/2026

Bringing laughter, joy and silliness to children on our wards is one of the best ways to lift spirits and make hospital stays easier. 🥰

In the F3 play room at Addenbrooke's, where children and their parents wait for day surgeries and short-stay procedures, Chris and Becca from Spread a Smile bring these gifts to the children waiting, helping to avert boredom, provide distraction, and make even parents crack a smile.

And they don't just visit this play room, they deliver interactive performances, creative activities and personalised bedside visits across our paediatric wards. Your donations are now helping them extend this support to underserved areas and reach many more patients across the hospital.

By reducing anxiety, supporting emotional wellbeing and creating moments of normality during treatment, Spread a Smile improves the hospital experience for children and families when they need it most. 💙

👉 See more of what your donations do: https://act4addenbrookes.org.uk/what-your-donations-do/

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Don't miss Chesney Hawkes and other incredible music acts at the Great British Harvest Festival 2026! 🎉This glorious eve...
03/09/2026

Don't miss Chesney Hawkes and other incredible music acts at the Great British Harvest Festival 2026! 🎉

This glorious event celebrating Britain’s rural heritage will raise vital funds for the new Cambridge Children's Hospital alongside the Charlie Watkins Foundation and YANA.

Organised by our friends at Pigeon, the festival will bring together music, farming and community for a very special evening, with a line-up including Sir John Rutter, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Debbie Wiseman OBE, the National Youth Choir, The Orchestra of the Royal College of Music, Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes, and many more.

Guaranteed to be a great night out. 🤩

🎫Book your tickets here: gbhf.co.uk

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival is only days away! 🥳 🐲Join us this Saturday for a FUN and FREE day out for the whole fami...
31/08/2026

Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival is only days away! 🥳 🐲

Join us this Saturday for a FUN and FREE day out for the whole family! ✨ Featuring exhilirating dragon boat races, inflatable games, food, traditional dance and science-themed activities with our headline sponsor Illumina, Inc.

Ditton Meadows, 10am, Saturday 5 September. Join us!

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Just six short weeks left until this year's Grantchester runs! 🥳👟Grantchester Charity Runs is a volunteer-run event supp...
28/08/2026

Just six short weeks left until this year's Grantchester runs! 🥳👟

Grantchester Charity Runs is a volunteer-run event supporting Maggie's Centre Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust. The 10k and 3k runs travel through beautiful farmland outside Grantchester, with no road crossings and predominantly flat terrain.

Save the date! Sunday 27th September 2026. 🤩

Sign up now! 👇
https://grantchester-charity-runs.eventrac.co.uk/e/grantchester-charity-runs-12180

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Alex took on the ultimate challenge to raise money for the hospital that treated her wonderful Dad, completing a tandem ...
25/08/2026

Alex took on the ultimate challenge to raise money for the hospital that treated her wonderful Dad, completing a tandem skydive in May and raising £1,162 for Addenbrooke's. 🙏

"Towards the end of Dad's life, when he was in ICU, communicating became incredibly challenging. That's where myICUvoice came in. This amazing iPad app literally gave Dad his voice back. It allowed him to talk to the incredible doctors and nurses who cared for him, ensuring his wishes were understood and his comfort prioritised. But, more than that, it allowed him to continue to talk with us, his family and friends. Those conversations and moments of connection, were so important and enhanced his quality of life."

Thank you, Alex! Your incredible feat will have a long-lasting impact at Addenbrooke's, supporting more incredible innovations like myICUvoice. What a powerful reminder of the direct impact fundraising like this will have on patients at Addenbrooke's, helping to support them through some of their most vulnerable moments. 🫶

This app, which was initially developed with the help of a £40,000 development grant funded by our supporters, features easy-to-use touch screen technology, which allows patients to tap on simple icons to respond to questions, allowing vital communication and connection when they need it most. 💙

If you'd like to take on the best view in the world for Addenbrooke's, see here: https://act4addenbrookes.org.uk/events/skydive/ ✈️

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

You're helping the course of recovery for patients healing from stroke and brain injury. 🙌Distress, frustration and bore...
24/08/2026

You're helping the course of recovery for patients healing from stroke and brain injury. 🙌

Distress, frustration and boredom are common during long stays in hospital, but especially on the neurorehabilitation ward, where healing patients face additional challenges. With the help of Tend VR, your support has brought a research-backed mindfulness-based programme to our neurorehabilitation wards through these brilliant VR headsets. 🤩

Our staff have trained with Tend VR to learn how the headsets work, so they can better assist patients when using the equipment. This will help promote greater wellbeing in healing from brain injuries, and reduce stress among patients that could help speed up recovery.

This pilot scheme would not be possible without your support. 🙏

👉Find out more about what your donations provide: https://act4addenbrookes.org.uk/what-your-donations-do/

Tend’s Virtual Reality Mindfulness-Based Intervention (Tend VR-MBI) is designed to support people experiencing anxiety and depression. Designed by and co-created with clinical specialists, technical experts and, importantly, people with lived experience, it guides you through a structured programme of mindfulness and meditation practices, combined with interactive exercises drawn from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). To find out more about Tend VR, visit their website at http://www.tend-vr.com.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

21/08/2026

We're so proud to see how this visit to the Cambridge Children's Hospital construction site really inspired our amazing trail partners! 🤩

"Seeing first-hand the support available at some of the toughest moments in a family's life brings home just how important this project is."

Our partners got to see how this empty canvas will become the first specialist children's hospital in the region, a groundbreaking facility combining mental and physical healthcare to treat the whole person. They got to see firsthand how this will change the way young patients receive treatment, and demonstrate the impact their support will have for generations to come. 🙏

To our incredible partners, thank you for being part of the future of healthcare in Cambridgeshire and beyond! 💙

Read the news release around this inspiring visit here: 👇
https://act4addenbrookes.org.uk/businesses-backing-panda-meander-trail-say-inspired-by-tour-of-new-hospital-construction-site/

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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CB20QQ

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
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