Cambridge Children's Hospital

08/12/2025

The offices in our Collaboration Hub are named after children from the East of England. Reuben, Phoebe and Alex's stories remind us daily why our our work to make Cambridge Children's Hospital a reality is so important. We are grateful to them all for sharing their experiences. Read each of their stories on our website👉https://orlo.uk/tr45Z

03/12/2025

Our on-site Collaboration Hub is buzzing with activity! We wanted to give you a peek behind the scenes at the hard work taking place on the next stages of developing the Cambridge Children's Hospital design and making the East of England's first specialist children's hospital a reality. https://orlo.uk/6FY3D

27/11/2025

For Men's Mental Health Month, David has shared how he coped while his little boy, George, was in hospital having treatment for cancer. He describes the "tiny little coping mechanisms" he used to get through each day and how keeping his "head above water, while also trying to be a good dad, was really difficult."

Read David's blog https://orlo.uk/xCdLD

David talks honestly about the dark times, the little things that helped, and seeking mental health support. He also reflects on hospice care as "a magical place" and his hopes for Cambridge Children's Hospital. "If it gives an area for families to be families whilst they're going through the most horrible experience any parent should have to go through, any child should have to go through, it’ll be something good."

Watch David's full video https://orlo.uk/dPZxQ

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
East Anglia's Children's Hospices - EACH
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association
Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity
UCLH - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

26/11/2025

New research into parental support needs when caring for a sick child is informing the Cambridge Children's Hospital approach to care. The University of Cambridge study, which focuses on parents whose child has had a genetic diagnosis, reveals that mothers and fathers seek emotional help in different ways. Read the story https://orlo.uk/z97g6

Reuben was diagnosed with an ultra rare genetic condition at the age of four. His dad Nathan says his experience of being in hospital was quite different to Reuben's mum - "I think dads sometimes get seen as the 'helper' rather than the parent who's equally emotionally invested, but we feel it just as deeply."

As well as providing psychological support for patients and their loved ones, Cambridge Children’s Hospital will also offer practical solutions that support a family’s wellbeing, including single en-suite rooms with a parent bed and access to outdoor space on every ward. https://orlo.uk/KBUwZ

25/11/2025

What's on your family and friends' Christmas lists this year? 🎁 Chances are you'll find the perfect gift at Fashion Galore - and you'll be supporting Cambridge Children's Hospital!

We are thrilled to be one of the charitable organisations benefiting from this festive extravaganza 🎄 The event runs this weekend 28th-30th November at Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket. Book your tickets now 👉 https://orlo.uk/0MTFS

24/11/2025

People often ask how Cambridge Children's Hospital will rise from the ground, something that is hard to imagine. Our construction partner Bouygues UK have put together a brilliant animation that shows what the three-year build will look like.

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 the University of Cambridge to make this long-awaited facility a reality for children and families in the East of England.

Go to our website to find out more about the new hospital and how it will support regional communities > https://orlo.uk/49bK4

21/11/2025

"Cambridge Children's Hospital is leading the way in a transformation that can re-write the rules in how we care for children," says BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Dr Guddi Singh.

The presenter and health campaigner interviewed our clinical experts, Professor Isobel Heyman, nurse Rob Bode, plus teenagers Macie and Luke from our Youth Forum.

They spoke about improving mental health in adolescence, and how our specialist children's hospital is bringing physical healthcare and mental healthcare together, with research, under one roof.

Listen to episode 3 in the three-part series, airing again this Sunday 23 November at 5:10pm GMT on BBC Radio 4 📻

A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children.

21/11/2025

On 11th November we gathered at the Wellcome Collection with 26 of our more than 50 Regional Ambassadors representing communities across the East of England to celebrate five years of dedication and generosity. Led by Helen Pemberton, they have helped to raise over £20 million towards building Cambridge Children's Hospital, a significant milestone that speaks volumes about their passion and commitment.

From glittering galas and golf days to clay shoots and wing walks, every event, every introduction, and every conversation has brought us closer to our £100 million target. We are so proud of this, and their efforts are truly part of the DNA of this campaign.

We sincerely thank them for being the driving force behind this transformative project.

19/11/2025

The installation of a Collaboration Hub on the Cambridge Children's Hospital site will provide valuable space for our project team and partners to work together on further developing the plans for the new hospital. The three offices are named after children from the East of England who have been part of our story.

You can follow the journey of the East of England's first specialist children's hospital here 👉 https://orlo.uk/dZNbq

18/11/2025

The Cambridge Children's Hospital latest newsletter is out now! We hope you enjoy reading it 👉 https://orlo.uk/niHPl

18/11/2025

Luke, a member of the Cambridge Children's Hospital Youth Forum, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020. He has taken part in a research study, funded by Action Medical Research, about the emotional and practical impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on children's diagnosis, treatment and hospital experiences. Read the story https://orlo.uk/tt9EY

12/11/2025

Scientists at Cambridge Children's Hospital will use cutting edge genomics to help predict, prevent and treat childhood cancer.

Professor Sam Behjati, who will lead the future Childhood Cancer Centre in the Cambridge Children's Research Institute, is behind a recent breakthrough that is helping explain why some children with leukaemia have groups of cancer cells that do not respond well to treatment.

Professor Behjati, who is an honorary consultant paediatric oncologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, hopes that developing a test for these new cells will mean that children who have them can avoid having ineffective chemotherapy. He also hopes that further study of these cells could, in time, lead to targeted treatments that can destroy these cells.

Read the full story > https://orlo.uk/VNdYf