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New UK-wide trial at Royal Papworth Hospital aims to target most common cause of premature death
12 January 2022Study will break new ground in understanding of cardiovascular diseases and their progression towards heart attacks.
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Meet our sustainability officer
31 December 2021Last year the NHS pledged to become the world’s first net zero health service, in response to the increasing threat that climate change poses on the environment and public health. At Royal Papworth Hospital, we are committed to playing our part.
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Melanie’s ‘miracle’ heart transplant a gift of life this Christmas
24 December 2021Mother-of-two from Essex thanks her donor following three year wait for a heart transplant which she thought may never come.
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HLRI: Pioneering heart and lung research institute moves a step closer to completion with building handover
15 December 2021The Heart and Lung Research Institute will create the largest centre for heart and lung research, education, academic-industrial collaboration, and clinical care in Europe.
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Father-of-four discharged home against the odds after four months in hospital with COVID-19
13 December 2021Peter, 46, was unvaccinated and tested positive at the end of July. After needing the most serious form of respiratory support - ECMO - for nearly three months, he is now heading home.
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Coronary sinus reducer: New regional service launched for previously untreatable heart condition
6 December 2021An innovative procedure called coronary sinus reducer offers a new hope to patients across the East of England living with refractory angina.
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Stevenage woman undergoes serious lung operation on BBC Two television programme
24 November 2021Dannee, 30, needs a portion of her lung and section of her airway removing in episode three of series four of 'Surgeons: At the Edge of Life' on BBC Two.
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Surgeons programme returns with major heart operation on 80-year-old Norwich grandmother
18 November 2021A grandmother-of-two from Norwich will have three of her four heart valves operated on in episode two of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
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Surgery on the aorta to feature in first episode of new Surgeons series
10 November 2021A young woman will undergo surgery on her aorta - the main artery in the aorta - in the first episode of the new BBC Two series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.
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BBC Two medical documentary returns to Royal Papworth Hospital
8 November 2021'Surgeons: At the Edge of Life' begins on Thursday 11 November, showcasing cutting-edge surgery.
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Finance team gain national accreditation and nominated for healthcare awards
29 October 2021Royal Papworth Hospital has been awarded Level 2 accreditation by Future-Focused Finance and has been shortlisted for leading finance healthcare awards
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Speaking up during Black History Month
25 October 2021October marks Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Month and Black History Month. Berin, a staff nurse and FTSU champion, shares her inspirational story.
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Royal Papworth Hospital named one of best hospitals for inpatient experience
19 October 2021Royal Papworth Hospital has been named as one of the best hospitals in the country for inpatient experience in the CQC’s annual Adult Inpatient Survey
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Wife’s CPR saves husband’s life after sudden cardiac arrest in bathroom
29 September 2021Fewer than one in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK. One of those survivors is Dave Cleland, who had a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) earlier this year. He shares his story for World Heart Day.
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Organ Donation Week - Vicki's story
24 September 2021"Every day I feel better and stronger, and I'm starting to trust my body again because it's been failing me for so long."
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UK’s oldest heart transplant recipient celebrates 90th birthday
30 August 2021At 90 years of age, Ted Warner is the oldest person in the UK currently alive with a heart transplant. This weekend he celebrated his landmark birthday with friends and family.
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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Members' Meeting 2021
27 August 2021Join our virtual Annual Members' Meeting on Wednesday 15 September to hear about the hospital's performance over the past year.
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Royal Papworth Hospital shortlisted for leading healthcare award
25 August 2021Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been named as a finalist in the Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year category at the HSJ Awards 2021.
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Father of Team GB Paralympian discharged home after lifesaving surgery
23 August 2021Thanks to a highly-complex operation on his lungs, which can take up to 10 hours, Chris will be back home and in good health to watch his daughter compete at the Paralympics.
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Cystic fibrosis patient gives birth to 'miracle' baby one year on from new treatment
21 August 2021Today marks exactly one year since Kaftrio became widely available on the NHS drastically improving thousands of lives.
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Eighteen overseas nurses pass exams to become registered nurses in the UK
2 August 2021A group of nurses who worked in Royal Papworth Hospital’s critical care department during the pandemic have received support to become registered nurses in the UK.
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Mum of five urges others to talk about organ donation after receiving heart transplant
28 July 2021Camilla, 48, underwent a heart transplant at Royal Papworth Hospital in April and is now urging other Black people to join the NHS Organ Donor register.
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Royal Papworth Hospital wins funding to accelerate artificial intelligence technology in cystic fibrosis
15 July 2021A project which uses artificial intelligence to manage health of adults with cystic fibrosis has been awarded ‘Phase 2’ funding by the government.
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Longest ever ECMO patient leaves Royal Papworth Hospital after five months fighting COVID-19
2 July 2021Father-of-two Rajinder Singh, 38, spent 142 days in critical care. After being discharged from Royal Papworth back to his local hospital, he hopes to soon be reunited with his two young children.
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Pride Month: Lani Gale, Staff Nurse
28 June 2021Lani Gale is a nurse on our respiratory wards and chair of our LGBT+ Staff Network. She shares her experiences for Pride Month, which takes place every June.
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National Patient Safety Alert: Philips CPAP and BiPAP devices
25 June 2021Information and advice on the National Patient Safety Alert issued for some Philips CPAP and CPAP-like devices, including the repair and replace programme.
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Royal Papworth Hospital launches a new clinical trial for cystic fibrosis patients with serious lung infections
24 June 2021The Phase II clinical trial will use a solution which releases nitric oxide into the lungs, with the aim of reducing the amount of mycobacteria.
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Specialist nursing in cystic fibrosis
17 June 2021More than 370 adults from the East of England are treated for cystic fibrosis at Royal Papworth Hospital. To mark CF Week, our specialist nurses tell us why they love working on the unit and developing close relationships with patients.
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Triathlete urges others not to delay treatment after experiencing potentially fatal heart ‘electrical storm’
4 June 2021An electrical storm is a life-threatening syndrome where a person has a frequently-occurring fast, abnormal heart rate, requiring urgent treatment.
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Volunteers Week 2021
2 June 2021Volunteers at Royal Papworth Hospital have played a critical role during the coronavirus pandemic, including the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Research and development at Royal Papworth Hospital
26 May 2021More than 2,000 people were recruited to 49 research studies at Royal Papworth Hospital during 2020/21.
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Cloud-based health monitoring transforms care for people with cystic fibrosis during COVID-19
24 May 2021Adults with CF have been able to monitor their health from home during the pandemic via a smartphone app, allowing them to reduce hospital visits.
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Organ donation: The life of an anaesthetist
20 May 2021Antonio Rubino is clinical lead for organ donation for the Eastern Region. One year since the introduction of the opt out organ donation system – known as Max and Keira’s Law - he explains why the change to deemed consent is so crucial.
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‘Rare’ hat-trick of transplants performed within 17 hours during bumper month of activity
20 May 2021Three transplants – two hearts and a bilateral lung – were performed within a 17-hour period at Royal Papworth Hospital contributing to a higher-than-average total of 11 transplants in April.
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Chik's story of COVID convalescence: Research, rehabilitation and recovery
22 April 2021Chikezie was hospitalised with COVID-19 for two weeks last April. One year on, he discusses his journey so far, his ongoing recovery from long COVID and participation in vital research.
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"I can't imagine finding such a team anywhere else"
13 April 2021Chief Nurse Josie reflects on 13 years at Royal Papworth Hospital
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Former nurse praises ‘outstanding’ care
7 April 2021Judith Howard-Rees was recently treated for lung cancer and cardiac arrhythmia at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Lifesaving heart and lung transplants continue at Royal Papworth Hospital
1 April 2021Despite the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, 56 cardiothoracic transplants were performed at Royal Papworth in 2020/21.
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Staff stories of shielding: One year on
1 April 2021We speak to four employees at Royal Papworth Hospital about their experiences of shielding, as the government advice comes to an end.
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COVID-19 research, studies and papers
29 March 2021Staff at the hospital have so far authored or contributed to more than 50 research papers on COVID-19, as well as leading studies and participating in national trials.
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State-of-the-art equipment will improve care for lung cancer patients
26 March 2021A new endoscopic ultrasound device will help clinicians to stage lung cancer and decide the best form of treatment.
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World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2021
24 March 2021Since 1982, 24 March has been designated World TB Day, a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the world’s leading infectious cause of death, a disease embedded in Royal Papworth's roots.
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World Sleep Day 2021: The impact of sleep on health
19 March 2021Earl Palas is an advanced nurse practitioner in our Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre. He explains why sleep health is so important and shares some tips for a good night's sleep.
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Critical Care: Healthcare Science Week 2021
12 March 2021Healthcare scientists comprise 5% of the NHS workforce and are responsible for 80% of all diagnoses. Here we focus on critical care scientists.
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Cardiac Physiology: Healthcare Science Week 2021
12 March 2021Healthcare scientists comprise 5% of the NHS workforce and are responsible for 80% of all diagnoses. Here we focus on cardiac physiologists.
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Perfusion: Healthcare Science Week 2021
11 March 2021Healthcare scientists comprise 5% of the NHS workforce and are responsible for 80% of all diagnoses. Here we focus on clinical perfusion scientists.
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International Women’s Day 2021
8 March 2021To mark IWD2021, we take a look at some of the courageous and inspirational women working at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Friends and Family Test moves online
3 March 2021The Friends and Family Test can be completed on iPads available at Royal Papworth Hospital, or online at your own convenience.
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Transplant team win national award
25 February 2021Royal Papworth Hospital's organ retrieval team have won the 'Excellence in Organ Retrieval' award alongside Great Ormond Street Hospital for their pioneering paediatric DCD heart transplant programme.
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Innovation during COVID-19: Freya’s heart transplant story
21 February 2021Freya Heddington was 13 years-old when she received a heart transplant under a new collaboration between Royal Papworth and Great Ormond Street hospitals.
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The first recipient: Anna’s heart transplant story
21 February 2021Anna Hadley was the world's first child to benefit from a new form of paediatric heart transplant, in a collaboration between Royal Papworth and Great Ormond Street hospitals.
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World-first paediatric heart transplant technique boosts number of life-saving operations for children in the UK
21 February 2021By ‘reanimating’ the heart outside of the body, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Royal Papworth Hospital and NHSBT expand donor pool and perform six paediatric heart transplants in 2020.
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New training programme aims to boost number of registered nurses
12 February 2021The ‘Internationally Trained Nurse Programme’ at Royal Papworth Hospital will enable overseas nurses to become registered nurses in the UK
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Royal Papworth Hospital recruits 100th patient to RECOVERY Trial
3 February 2021Almost 40% of all eligible patients at Royal Papworth have been recruited to the COVID-19 study, against a national baseline target of 10%.
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Royal Papworth Hospital’s founder commemorated 80 years on
30 January 2021Sir Pendrill Varrier-Jones (1883-1941) founded the tuberculosis colony that would eventually become Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Two months after giving birth in hospital with COVID-19, nurse returns home to meet daughter for first time
27 January 2021Eva, 30, was 34 weeks pregnant when she was rushed into hospital with coronavirus. After 76 days she has now been discharged home to meet her daughter for the first time.
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Cystic fibrosis patient recovering well from coronavirus after ‘scariest’ moment of her life
12 January 2021Erica recently contracted coronavirus and became critically unwell, but has fought back thanks to ‘support, love and care’.
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How an artificial lung outside of the body is treating coronavirus patients
11 January 2021Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the last hope for patients in the fight against COVID-19, when other forms of ventilation have proven to be unsuccessful.
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Abby’s journey from domestic cleaner to registered nurse
31 December 2020As International Year of the Nurse draws to a close, we sit down for a chat with critical care assistant practitioner Abby Barhoumi ahead of her qualification as a registered nurse
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Staff receive honours in New Year Honours List for 2021
31 December 2020Our Medical Director, Dr Roger Hall and Nurse Consultant, Judith Machiwenyika, receive honours in the New Year Honours List for 2021.
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Patient remembers first surgery at Papworth 60 years ago
22 December 2020Diane Barker was the fourth patient to undergo surgery - when she was just five - using a heart-lung machine at the original Papworth Hospital in 1960.
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New device being used to treat atrial fibrillation
4 December 2020Teams at Royal Papworth Hospital are using a new device to treat the common heart condition, which could reduce the need for patients to stay overnight in hospital.
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Royal Papworth employee nears completion in marathon November challenge
28 November 2020Andrew Forster is walking a marathon each day throughout November - a total of 780 miles - to raise money for Royal Papworth Charity.
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Sale of former hospital site
27 November 2020We have exchanged contracts on the sale of our former hospital site in Papworth Everard.
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Heart attack patients urge others to not put their lives at risk by delaying treatment this winter
26 November 2020Royal Papworth Hospital’s heart attack service has remained open throughout the coronavirus pandemic but saw a drop in referrals in spring and again in autumn.
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New patient portal designed to improve care, communication and clinics
25 November 2020Patient Aide aims to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital appointments for people with obstructive sleep apnoea.
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Investigating the role of CPAP in treating COVID-19 patients
19 November 2020CPAP is a type of non-invasive ventilation normally used to treat patients with common sleep disorders at Royal Papworth Hospital
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Pioneering DCD programme increases heart transplants by almost half
9 November 2020Donation after circulatory determined death (DCD) heart transplantation at Royal Papworth Hospital has made a dramatic difference in the number of lives that have been saved since 2015.
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Annual Members' Meeting 2020
3 November 2020Join our virtual annual members' meeting on Wednesday 18 November to hear about the hospital's performance over the last year, including our response to coronavirus.
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Black History Month 2020: Melat’s story
30 October 2020Melat Haileselasse is a staff nurse working on the surgical ward at Royal Papworth Hospital, caring for patients who have just undergone major operations. Here she talks about her journey from Ethiopia to Cambridge.
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'Surgeons' series concludes with high-risk dilemmas
26 October 2020In the fourth and final episode, 75-year-old Maureen undergoes complex cardiac surgery to repair an enlarged aorta – the body’s largest blood vessel.
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‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection
26 October 2020Tissue donated to Royal Papworth Hospital has been used to grow ‘mini-lungs’, which was then infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, to see how the human body responds in the early stages following infection.
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Black History Month 2020: Making positive changes
22 October 2020Judy Machiwenyika is chair of Royal Papworth Hospital's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network. She discusses the barriers black people face at work and what is being done to address those issues.
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Official topping-out ceremony held for new Heart and Lung Research Institute as construction nears halfway stage
21 October 2020The Institute will create the largest cardiothoracic centre for research, education, industry collaboration and clinical care in Europe.
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Lung transplant to feature in next episode of BBC documentary series ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’
16 October 2020David Halsey’s double lung transplant at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge will be broadcast in episode three of the BBC Two programme on Tuesday 20 October
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Black History Month 2020: Victor's story
15 October 2020Victor Tapah is a critical care nurse at Royal Papworth Hospital. He shares his story of fleeing Cameroon in 2012 in search of a better life.
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Marathon 18-hour chest wall reconstruction on former builder to be broadcast on BBC Two
11 October 2020Kevin, a grandfather of two from Peterborough, undergoes complex operation at Royal Papworth Hospital in episode two of ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’
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Chief Nurse receives MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list
10 October 2020Our Chief Nurse Josie Rudman has received an MBE for her services to nursing.
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One hundredth patient treated for pioneering cardiology procedure at Royal Papworth Hospital
9 October 2020Royal Papworth is the only UK hospital offering balloon pulmonary angioplasty - a minimally invasive alternative to surgery to treat CTEPH disease
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Smart glasses used for first time in UK heart procedure
1 October 2020Royal Papworth cardiologists trial UK's first procedure with virtual support using smart glasses which provide doctors-eye view of procedure
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Grandmother-of-three undergoes life-saving surgery in first episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
30 September 2020Shelly had pulmonary endarterectomy surgery at Royal Papworth, the only centre in the UK that offers this technically challenging procedure.
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First-ever nursing associates complete training programme
28 September 2020Seven nursing associates have completed a two-year training programme at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Life-saving work of two Cambridge hospitals portrayed in award-winning BBC documentary series
23 September 2020Royal Papworth Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital will feature in the forthcoming BBC series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.
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Sons perform for their father at Royal Papworth Hospital
16 September 2020The brothers from Peterborough, who comprise the band Endeavour, played to their dad who is being treated for motor neurone disease at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Survival, smiles and sailing: 32 years on from a life-saving transplant
11 September 2020Tineke Dixon underwent a heart-lung transplant at the age of 16. We caught up with her for Organ Donation Week 2020 ahead of the 32nd anniversary of her operation.
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Heart transplant recipient urges others from BAME backgrounds to become organ donors
9 September 2020For Organ Donation Week 2020, Sandeep shares his story in the hope it encourages others to talk about organ donation.
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Kaftrio means father can now look forward to future with daughter
8 September 2020Cystic fibrosis patient Daren says ‘scariest moment’ has been turned to ‘a distant memory’ due to wonder drug Kaftrio
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New national retrieval service launches for adult DCD heart transplants
7 September 2020Royal Papworth one of three hospitals to provide programme commissioned by NHS Blood and Transplant and NHS England.
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COVID-19: Changing the way care is delivered
3 September 2020The NHS is innovating to find new ways of safely treating people. Sleep centre patients can now pick-up equipment and learn how to use it without stepping foot inside our hospital.
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Royal Papworth and the University of Cambridge secure £1.5m for COVID-19 research
28 August 2020New study will explore the COVID-19 immune response in NHS workers and hospitalised patients.
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Kaftrio: Turning around the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis
26 August 2020Alex Stobbs, 30, has been taking Kaftrio since March, and says it has completely turned around his life.
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European regulators grant licence for use of ground-breaking cystic fibrosis drug
24 August 2020The European Medicines Agency’s decision on Friday means that we can now begin the process of prescribing Kaftrio to eligible patients at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Nurses shortlisted for two leading awards
22 August 2020Charlotte Smith and the cystic fibrosis nursing team have been shortlisted in the Nursing Times Awards 2020.
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Royal Papworth Hospital signs up to NHS CHECK study
19 August 2020The study aims to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting on the health and well-being of NHS staff.
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Transplant patient discharged with ‘new’ heart after seven month stay in hospital
14 August 2020Richard Priest was admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital on New Year's Eve - 200 days later, he's heading home following a successful heart transplant.
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Top nurse tells COVID generation: “your NHS needs you”
12 August 2020Ruth May, England's chief nurse, has issued a rallying call to people receiving their A-Level results on Thursday.
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Staff rally round critical care nurse whose bicycle was stolen in Cambridge
6 August 2020A fundraising page to replace Ellie's bike reached its initial £300 target within 24 hours.
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Royal Papworth cardiologists perform hospital’s first MitraClip procedure to treat heart valve disorder
4 August 2020The procedure also enables higher-risk patients who would be unsuitable for open-heart surgery to receive treatment and experience a significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life.
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Royal Papworth cardiologist awarded prestigious Cambridge University honour
31 July 2020Dr Andrew Grace has received the title of Honorary Professor of Experimental Cardiology by the University of Cambridge.
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Ventilator sharing device for COVID-19 patients being tested by Royal Papworth and the Institute for Manufacturing
22 July 2020The new device, which is also being developed in collaboration with Cambridge Design Partnership, allows one ventilator to be used by two patients more safely.
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Transplants return to normal levels following peak of coronavirus cases
11 July 2020Lung and heart transplants were significantly reduced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but numbers have been returning back to normal.
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Non-executive director vacancy at Royal Papworth Hospital
9 July 2020We are currently seeking a new non-executive director at Royal Papworth. Here, one of our existing NEDs, Cynthia Conquest, talks more about the role and what it involves.
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Inpatients rate experience at Royal Papworth as among the best in country
3 July 2020Royal Papworth Hospital has been rated as one of the best-performing hospitals in the country for inpatient experience, according to a new report.
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Moving from ward nursing to critical care
3 July 2020Interview with Siobhan Moore, Education Sister, about nursing careers within critical care.
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Special Spitfire plane to fly over Royal Papworth Hospital to mark the NHS’ 72nd birthday
2 July 2020The Aircraft Restoration Company will fly the Spitfire over a number of NHS hospitals in the East of England on Sunday 5 July.
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NHS patients among first in Europe to benefit from landmark deal for cystic fibrosis treatment
1 July 2020Sam Henman, Lead Nurse for Cystic Fibrosis at Royal Papworth Hospital, says the triple combination therapy, Kaftrio, has already produced 'amazing' results.
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Windrush descendant and lung transplant recipient urges others to talk about organ donation
26 June 2020Michael Willis received a bilateral lung transplant in 2017 and has now won awards for his fundraising and awareness raising for organ donation
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Royal Papworth to Picadilly Circus
25 June 2020Seven nurses from Royal Papworth are featured as part of the 'Rainbows for the NHS' campaign on the big screen at Picadilly Circus in central London
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Royal Papworth nurse features in new Gareth Malone BBC Two series
23 June 2020Hannah Gingell, who is a nursing apprentice, appears in episode one of a new programme called 'The Choir: Singing for Britain'
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Cystic fibrosis and us: Luke Peters and Sammie Read
19 June 2020Luke and Sammie have been CF patients at Royal Papworth Hospital for a combined 50 years. For CF week, they talk treatment, transplants and trail blazing.
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Royal Papworth Hospital Staff Awards 2020
17 June 2020A celebration, recognising the staff at Royal Papworth Hospital
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COVID-19: My wife spent 16 days on a ventilator while I celebrated my 50th birthday alone
12 June 2020Sadie and Liam Fountain, from Ramsey near Peterborough, share their story of coronavirus.
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Patient urges others not to delay seeking medical treatment during coronavirus pandemic
8 June 2020Peter Kisgeretz initially underwent surgery to remove a tumour in his chest in March
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Cambridgeshire Trusts join COVID-19 vaccine trial
3 June 2020Royal Papworth Hospital is one of three NHS trusts based in Cambridgeshire that is recruiting staff to the COV002 trial
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Cambridgeshire company donates giant NHS love heart sign to Royal Papworth
28 May 2020Local branch of The Christmas Decorators install 'loveNHS' sign to thank staff working at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Final year student nurses start work early due to COVID-19 pandemic
26 May 2020We speak to three final-year student nurses who started their careers early to support the NHS' response to COVID-19.
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Healthcare support worker on critical care experience
23 May 2020Nnamdi has been spent several weeks on loan from our outpatients department to critical care to help care for COVID-19 patients
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Working from home
22 May 2020Three of our staff who are working from home discuss their sudden change in working environment owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have adapted to new challenges.
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From tennis professional to trainee surgeon: Daniel Gearon on mental health
21 May 2020Dr Daniel Gearon is a surgical trainee at Royal Papworth Hospital. He has founded a new mental health charity for doctors and writes about his experience as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020.
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Lung transplant patient shares her story ahead of organ donation law change
19 May 2020Michelle Hemmings received a single lung transplant at Royal Papworth Hospital in 2018 and now raises awareness of organ donation within the BAME community.
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Patients who became best friends while awaiting transplants welcome change in organ donation law
19 May 2020The organ donation law change comes into force in England on Wednesday 20 May 2020
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ECMO: What is it and how is it supporting the COVID-19 surge?
18 May 2020Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation supports people who are in respiratory failure and has been vital during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Family liaison team provides valuable service to patients and their families during COVID-19
15 May 2020Royal Papworth's family liaison team comprises staff from across the Trust who have been redeployed owing to coronavirus
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Cambridgeshire NHS trusts work together in fight against COVID-19
7 May 2020Senior clinicians have praised the way Royal Papworth and North West Anglia have worked together as “a great example of collaboration within the NHS.”
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Physiotherapist shares his thoughts from the COVID-19 frontline
2 May 2020Tom Walker is a physiotherapist at Royal Papworth Hospital and part of the team caring for critically ill coronavirus patients.
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Royal Papworth Hospital marks first anniversary of hospital move
1 May 2020Today marks a year since we welcomed our first patients to our new hospital.
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Doctors concerned that patients needing urgent treatment are “too anxious to come into hospital”
26 April 2020The number of patients coming to the hospital with a heart attack or being referred for suspected lung cancer has fallen by half.
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Former army serviceman heads home after successful heart transplant following five months in hospital
24 April 2020Phill Hardwell’s survival described as ‘miraculous’ after he needed eight trips to theatre before his life-saving transplant.
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Junior doctor swaps respiratory for critical care to help tackle COVID-19
23 April 2020Callum had been working within the cystic fibrosis team but has changed roles in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Stephen Hawking’s family donates ventilator to Royal Papworth Hospital
22 April 2020Professor Hawking's daughter, Lucy, gifts her father's old privately-owned ventilator to help care for patients with COVID-19.
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First patient to undergo surgery after recovering from COVID-19 at Royal Papworth returns home
20 April 2020Carole was discharged from hospital and reunited with her family last week after having an aortic valve replacement.
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Royal Papworth nurse discharged from hospital where she works after being treated for COVID-19
18 April 2020Alison picked up coronavirus in the community and was transferred from her local hospital to Royal Papworth last weekend.
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Doctor describes a night shift in critical care
16 April 2020Our consultant Dr Chinmay Patvardhan shares his experience of working in critical care during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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RECOVERY Trial: Royal Papworth recruits 50th coronavirus patient
15 April 2020Royal Papworth Hospital has now recruited its 50th COVID-19 patient to the national RECOVERY Trial
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Ward nurse does her first shift in critical care on Easter Sunday
12 April 2020We catch up with Hannah about her experience of joining the critical care team in the fight against COVID-19.
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Patient "ecstatic" to go home after recovering from COVID-19
9 April 2020Jane Woollcott is now looking forward to celebrating her birthday next week after beating coronavirus
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Respiratory nurse moves to critical care to support our COVID-19 response
7 April 2020One of our deputy sisters, Fiona Bruce, share her experience of working in our critical care department.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advice for patients
3 April 2020This page will be updated with latest news and guidance for inpatients, outpatients, and relatives.
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Royal Papworth Hospital saddened by death of comedian Eddie Large
2 April 2020Large, whose real name was Edward McGinnis, had a heart transplant at Royal Papworth in 2003.
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Royal Papworth Hospital joins national trial to find COVID-19 treatment
1 April 2020The RECOVERY Trial is being led by a team at the University of Oxford with contributions from over 100 hospitals across the UK.
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International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Eamonn Gorman
31 March 2020For March's edition of our monthly feature for 2020, we sat down with Eamonn, a registered nurse who now works in our digital department.
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Royal Papworth Hospital performs world-first transplant
23 March 2020Patient Aaron Green now looking ahead to his wedding after receiving first-ever Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) heart-lung transplant.
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Guidance for people who are extremely vulnerable from COVID-19
23 March 2020Advice for Royal Papworth Hospital patients who are extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: First confirmed patient cases at Royal Papworth Hospital
19 March 2020Two cases of coronavirus have been identified on the inpatient wards.
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Coronavirus: Questions and advice for our transplant patients
16 March 2020Useful advice and FAQs for our heart transplant and lung transplant patients at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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In Focus: Infection prevention and control and tissue viability
6 March 2020For the spring 2020 edition of our quarterly magazine, NewsBeat, we caught up with our infection prevention and control and tissue viability team to talk about the work they do at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Patient gets married at Royal Papworth Hospital
27 February 2020Liam and Sarah became husband and wife in a civil ceremony which took place in the hospital's critical care unit.
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HLRI Case Study: Steve Johnson
27 February 2020Steve Johnson, the site manager for SDC and man responsible for overseeing much of the build, talks about what the HRLI will mean for him and his family.
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Official ground-breaking ceremony celebrates start of construction work on Heart and Lung Research Institute
27 February 2020The Institute will create the largest cardiothoracic centre for research, education, industry collaboration, and clinical care in Europe.
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International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Marian Vidal Bermudez
24 February 2020For February's edition of our monthly feature for 2020, we sat down with Marian, a surgical care practitioner working within our operating theatres.
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Former soldier reunited with army teammates
14 February 2020The British Army and Royal Papworth came together on Thursday 13 February for a very special moment.
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Project Breathe patient case study: Kate Eveling
31 January 2020Project Breathe aims to give our cystic fibrosis patients more control over their health and wellbeing. Kate reflects on her first six months on the scheme.
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Cystic fibrosis: can home monitoring improve the lives of patients?
31 January 2020Project Breathe aims to investigate whether equipment and monitoring software can be used to change the way that care for CF patients is delivered.
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International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Carole Buckley
30 January 2020In the first of our monthly features, Carole Buckley tells us about her nursing career and current role as assistant director for quality and risk.
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Royal Papworth Hospital performs world-first surgery to treat lung cancer
26 January 2020A team at Royal Papworth has become the first in the world to remove an entire lung using a pioneering surgical and anaesthetic technique.
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Tim Glenn appointed as new Chief Finance Officer
24 January 2020Tim – who is currently Director of Finance at Cambridge University Hospitals – will join the Trust in April this year.
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Royal Papworth Hospital awarded £1.4m to fund nasal oxygen study
22 January 2020The ‘Nasal High-flow Oxygen Therapy after Cardiac Surgery' (NOTACS) study will investigate the effect of administering high-flow oxygen to patients through their nose after cardiac surgery.
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Oak trees from old site planted at Royal Papworth’s new hospital
20 January 2020Acorns from Royal Papworth's old site in Papworth Everard have been planted as oak trees at the new hospital in Cambridge
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New transplant technique means Shanice can look forward to the future
17 January 2020It was the first time the lung transplant technique had been used in the UK, to treat Shanice's cystic fibrosis
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Cardioversion: Improving the quality of life for patients with irregular heart rhythms
15 January 2020Cardioversion is a low-risk, non-invasive procedure for people who have heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Royal Papworth becomes UK’s first hospital to perform opioid-free thoracic anaesthesia
18 December 2019Almost 200 patients have been treated using novel technique to help tackle opioid epidemic.
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Royal Papworth Hospital announce former hospital site is back up for sale
16 December 2019Sale of Papworth Everard site to Global Healthcare Real Estate Limited will not be going ahead.
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Royal Papworth Staff Awards 2020
3 December 2019Vote for our most caring and compassionate staff member in the Royal Papworth Staff Awards 2020.
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National Lottery at 25: Royal Papworth benefits from two heritage projects
18 November 2019On the 25th anniversary of the National Lottery, we celebrate some of the heritage projects it has helped to fund at Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Update: Cystic fibrosis drugs
5 November 2019An update for our cystic fibrosis patients on the latest information regarding Orkambi, Symkevi and Kalydeco.
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Cystic fibrosis: Life-saving drugs Orkambi and Symkevi to be made available on the NHS
24 October 2019Three drugs for cystic fibrosis will soon be available for Royal Papworth Hospital patients after a deal was struck between NHS England and the manufacturer
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Royal Papworth Hospital rated ‘Outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission
16 October 2019Royal Papworth becomes first NHS Hospital Trust to be rated 'outstanding' across all five CQC domains
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Cell salvage: Returning a patient’s own blood during surgery
7 October 2019Royal Papworth Hospital's patients are benefiting from a technique that sees them receive their own blood back during cardiac, thoracic and transplant surgery.
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Ten cyclists. Three hundred miles. And lots of rain.
3 October 2019Hospital staff, patients and supporters ride from London to Paris to raise thousands for Royal Papworth Hospital Charity.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Listen To Our Lungs during IPF Week
19 September 2019Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease affecting more than 30,000 people in the UK. There is currently no cure.
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Governor Elections 2019: Results announced
18 September 2019Results from Royal Papworth's Governor Elections announced
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Staff cheer on Sgt. Elizabeth Marks at London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
13 September 2019Some of the Critical Care team that looked after the Paralympic swimmer in 2014 were invited to surprise her at the London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
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Organ Donation Week 2019
2 September 2019Families are being urged to talk about organ donation ahead of the change in law in England in spring 2020
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Royal Papworth recruits 500th LuCID study patient
29 August 2019Our thoracic oncology research team celebrated a big milestone this week for the Lung Cancer Indicator Detection (LuCID) study.
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Sir Terence English: Marking 40 years since the UK’s first successful heart transplant
22 August 2019It was his last chance to prove that heart transplantation in the UK could work. Here, Sir Terence recalls the opposition, hostility and triumph involved in one of the most major medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.
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Keith Castle: Marking 40 years since the UK’s first successful heart transplant
21 August 2019Keith Castle received the UK's first successful heart transplant in August 1979. His son, Keith Jr, remembers how his dad became an "overnight celebrity".
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Marking 40 years since the UK’s first successful heart transplant
18 August 2019To mark the 40th anniversary of the UK's first successful heart transplant, performed at Royal Papworth Hospital, the surgeon and the patient’s son are to be reunited.
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Royal Papworth patient and Cambridge student to be subject of feature film
15 August 2019Alex Stobbs, a Royal Papworth cystic fibrosis patient and Cambridge University student, is set to be made the subject of a new film.
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Royal Papworth announces winning bidder for former hospital site
9 August 2019Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust announces that Global Healthcare Real Estate Ltd has won the bid to acquire its former hospital site
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Royal Papworth wins ‘Best Heart and Lungs Hospital’ at Transplant Games
1 August 2019Royal Papworth has won the award at the British Transplant Games for the fourth consecutive year
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Georgia Moule: World Champion clay pigeon shooter
30 July 2019Congratulations to our very own Georgia Moule who became Ladies' World Champion at a recent tournament in Ireland.
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British Transplant Games athlete profile: Susan Brown
25 July 2019Royal Papworth Hospital will be taking its biggest-ever team to the 42nd British Transplant Games in Newport this week.
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British Transplant Games athlete profile: Lesley Burch
25 July 2019Lesley is one of 39 athletes who will form part of Royal Papworth's biggest-ever team at the Westfield Health British Transplant Games.
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Governor roles available at Royal Papworth Hospital
23 July 2019Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for volunteers to help guide the hospital in its new home.
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Kickboxing her way to a fantastic fundraising total
22 July 2019Black belt kickboxer, Helen Sharp, has raised £3,500 for Royal Papworth Hospital Charity after receiving a double lung transplant last year.
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Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report
18 July 2019The highest ever number of organ donors have been recorded in 2018/19, despite a drop in the numbers of people eligible to donate.
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Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute receives major funding boost
10 July 2019The Institute will draw together the highest concentration of heart and lung researchers and will be situated next to Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Her Majesty The Queen officially opens Royal Papworth’s new hospital
9 July 2019Her Majesty The Queen officially opened Royal Papworth’s new hospital today (Tuesday 9 July).
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Inpatients list experience at Royal Papworth as among the best in country
5 July 2019Royal Papworth Hospital has been listed as one of the best-performing hospitals in the country for inpatient experience, according to a new report.
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HM The Queen to officially open Royal Papworth Hospital
3 July 2019Her Majesty The Queen will officially open the new Royal Papworth Hospital on Tuesday 9 July.
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Becky's pedal to Parliament
1 July 2019Becky Hair, a physiotherapist at Royal Papworth, has been named as one of Cycling UK’s ‘100 Women in Cycling’ for 2019.
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Royal Papworth link with Cambridgeshire Fire Service recognised
28 June 2019Royal Papworth’s long-standing link with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has been recognised with a plaque presentation at the hospital
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New role for Royal Papworth's Dr Sarah Clarke
26 June 2019Royal Papworth cardiologist Dr Sarah Clarke has been elected as the new clinical vice president at the Royal College of Physicians
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Papworth Haemostasis Checklist: Improving patient care and saving money
24 June 2019The Papworth Haemostasis Checklist has improved patient care and saved money, and now it's also been nominated for a national award.
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New heart, new hospital and new home for first transplant patient
11 June 2019“People say that moving house on its own is stressful enough, well, just before Mike had his heart attack we had put our house on the market"
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Old hospital equipment and furniture donated to charity
7 June 2019Items from Royal Papworth's old site in Papworth Everard will be used by UK charities as well as a local school in Cambridgeshire.
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Woman who gave birth at Royal Papworth revisits theatre where daughter was born
30 May 2019Clare Braybrook was 31 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital with a life-threatening aortic dissection.
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Royal Papworth Hospital move to be shown on the BBC
24 May 2019BBC's 'The One Show' will feature two films about Royal Papworth's move to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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Patient from first operation recovering well at home
22 May 2019Margaret Sharpe was the first person to be operated on at Royal Papworth’s new hospital.
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Increased emergency services presence at old Royal Papworth site
16 May 2019Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service will temporarily use the old site for training.
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Organ donation Service of Remembrance at Ely Cathedral
15 May 2019A special service to remember and give thanks to organ donors takes place at Ely Cathedral this Sunday
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International Nurses Day 2019
13 May 2019Royal Papworth Hospital celebrates International Nurses Day
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Positive patient reaction to first week in new hospital
10 May 2019After a week of treating people in our new hospital, patients have been sharing their experiences.
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Papworth Everard site closes
7 May 2019Royal Papworth confirms the closure of its hospital in Papworth Everard, but staff will remain on site through until the summer.
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We are ready for our first patients
1 May 2019The East of England Ambulance Service will now transport emergency heart attack patients to Royal Papworth’s new home on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus instead of the Papworth Everard site.
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Royal Papworth Hospital begins move period
23 April 2019Royal Papworth Hospital today began its move period to its new hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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Cath Lab team prepare for move with scenario training day
22 April 2019Royal Papworth Hospital and air ambulance charity Magpas join forces to trial the emergency heart attack pathway at our new hospital.
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New exercise bikes for Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Royal Papworth Hospital
18 April 2019The Simon Cooper Foundation is raising funds to buy 24 new exercise bikes for Royal Papworth Hospital.
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Commemorative run to mark Royal Papworth move
12 April 2019A group of runners – including many Trust staff – took part in a commemorative run to mark our hospital move and say goodbye to our current site
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Atrial fibrillation: AcQMap device revolutionises treatment for patients
9 April 2019The 25mm AcQMap tool collects information about the heart’s performance, helping to create more accurate, bespoke treatment.
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John Wallwork receives lifetime achievement award
3 April 2019Professor John Wallwork has been honoured for his contribution to heart and lung transplantation
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Patients react positively to first public tours of Royal Papworth’s new hospital
26 March 2019More than 100 members of the public were given a guided tour of the key areas of the new hospital as part of the Cambridge Science Festival
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Patient donates cell saver machine to Royal Papworth Hospital
21 March 2019Mike was the 37th patient to receive a new heart through the hospital’s world-leading DCD programme.
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New organ donation law given Royal Assent
18 March 2019"This is fantastic news because it is another step on the path towards society accepting that organ donation is the norm"
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Staff Awards: Winners announced
15 March 2019The Royal Papworth Hospital Staff Awards 2019, sponsored by Philips, took place on Thurdsay 14 March
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Baby born at Royal Papworth Hospital
11 March 2019Annabelle, who was born on Wednesday 30 January, is likely to be the final baby born at Royal Papworth’s current site in Papworth Everard
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Royal Papworth Hospital wins top transplant award
6 March 2019Judges praised the ‘entire hospital staff for a number of reasons, not least completing five transplants in 36 hours'
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NHS England CIO visits Royal Papworth's new hospital
1 March 2019“The main reason for inviting Will was to showcase the hospital and the technology that will be used to benefit our patients."
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In Focus: Occupational Therapy
22 February 2019The team primarily focuses on maximising patient independence
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Royal Papworth Hospital recruits first patient for new CoMICS Trial
22 February 2019“We are honoured to be asked to be involved in this international study.”
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Marius Berman: Royal Papworth surgeon appointed to leading national transplant role
13 February 2019Marius Berman has been appointed as the Associate National Clinical Lead for Organ Retrieval for NHS Blood and Transplant
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Staff awards 2019: Shortlist announced
8 February 2019The shortlist for the Royal Papworth Staff Awards 2019 has been announced, having been whittled down from 350 nominations
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Royal Papworth Hospital performs its 2,000th pulmonary endarterectomy procedure
6 February 2019Royal Papworth's PTE service began in 1996 and the hospital remains the only UK centre offering the treatment
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First patient given tour of new Royal Papworth Hospital
30 January 2019John Curtis, who has been treated at Royal Papworth since 2014, says he was 'blown away' by the new hospital's facilities
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A look inside the new Royal Papworth Hospital
25 January 2019With three months to go until we move, construction work on our new hospital building is now complete.
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Respiratory failure experts at Royal Papworth Hospital to trial new blood testing method
22 January 2019Clinicians are aiming to find out if a new method of blood testing can simplify treatment for patients with respiratory failure
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Royal Papworth leads the way in UK cardiothoracic surgery survival rates
21 January 2019A newly published report shows that Royal Papworth Hospital has the best cardiac surgery survival rates in the NHS
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Thoracic surgery for lung cancer survival rates best in UK
16 January 2019Royal Papworth among the best survival rates for thoracic surgery for lung cancer in the country
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Royal Papworth Hospital celebrates 40 years of heart transplantation
14 January 2019January 1979 marks four decades since the hospital's first heart transplant
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Royal Papworth Hospital implants its first revolutionary heart monitoring device
9 January 2019Doctors believe CardioMEMS devices will reduce the risk of long and expensive hospital admissions
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Rapid NSTEMI: Heart attack patients benefit from quicker, safer treatment
3 January 2019Seventy-one heart attack patients have already benefitted from quicker, safer treatment as part of a project to improve cardiology services across the region.
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Yvonne retires from Royal Papworth – 65 years after starting work here
29 November 2018Secretary arrived at the hospital straight from school in 1953.
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Royal Papworth Staff Awards 2019
26 November 2018Vote for our most caring and compassionate staff member in the Royal Papworth Staff Awards 2019.
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Former nurses return to profession at Royal Papworth
23 November 2018Meet the nurses who are updating their knowledge - and bringing new skills back to the hospital.
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Blood test results shared electronically between Royal Papworth and CUH
21 November 2018The interface marks the first ever connection between Lorenzo and the Epic electronic patient record system.
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Royal Papworth surgeons perform new life-saving heart transplant operation on 50th patient
13 November 2018DCD heart transplant programme reaches hospital milestone
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Royal Papworth Hospital’s pioneering cancer surgery is a European first
9 November 2018The new technique - which was used to remove a chest tumour - had only been performed once before, in China.
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Royal Papworth Hospital team wins award for digital transformation
8 November 2018Department took top prize in the Tech Project of the Year category at the Health Tech Newspaper Awards 2018.
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Occupational therapists raise awareness of their unique and vital role
7 November 20185-11 November is Occupational Therapy Week 2018
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Hospital’s first Impella procedure
1 November 2018Team successfully treat heart patient's blocked artery using new implant technique.
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Staff in the saddle for Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Week charity push
26 October 2018Along the cycling route, a series of inspirational and educational awareness events are being held for those impacted by Pulmonary Hypertension.
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National Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day
15 October 2018Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, dietitians and radiographers were among the AHPs taking part in a special event.
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Trainees rate surgery training at Royal Papworth best in country
10 October 2018Results 'not just the best for cardiothoracic surgery in the UK, but the best of any surgical specialty'
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Royal Papworth Hospital’s cancer service is among best in country, according to patients
5 October 2018Patients described their care at the hospital as “compassionate”, “exceptional” and “creative”.
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Papworth Trials Unit Collaboration achieves full registration
4 October 2018Hospital unit supporting clinical trials and research studies endorsed by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration.
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Pippa’s cookbook project raises hundreds for hospital charity
21 September 2018Transplant patient raises £1,800 for Royal Papworth Hospital Charity.
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Mum gets 1 in 10,000 chance at life
12 September 2018A mum of three who had a tiny chance of receiving a new heart is recovering from her transplant.
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Organ Donation Week 2018
4 September 2018Five patients whose lives were saved in record-breaking 36 hours of transplants urge others to sign NHS Organ Donor Register
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Patient athletes retain trophy for Best Heart & Lungs hospital at British Transplant Games
10 August 2018Royal Papworth turned out its biggest ever team, with 35 athletes and more than 30 enthusiastic supporters cheering them on.
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New staff accommodation at Waterbeach is now open
20 July 2018Visitors commented on how "spacious and modern" the new living areas are.
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Local students take part in work experience programme
19 July 2018Last week we hosted 14 year-10 pupils from local schools and colleges as part of a one-week work experience programme.
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Keith Castle’s son pays tribute as NHS celebrates 70th birthday
5 July 2018'We didn’t really think about the fact history had been made with the transplant – we were just delighted with the fact that it had kept dad alive.'
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Physio's exercise challenge will raise awareness in CF Week
15 June 2018The hospital’s Cystic Fibrosis Unit is planning a series of activities to mark CF Week (18-24 June).
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Royal Papworth Hospital top for inpatient care
15 June 2018Royal Papworth Hospital is leading the way when it comes to inpatient care, according to a new report released today (Wednesday 13 June).
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BBC documentary to explore how Royal Papworth Hospital 'changed our world'
15 June 2018A new BBC documentary, exploring the past, present and future of Royal Papworth Hospital is due to be screened this month. (15 June 2018)
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Royal Papworth surgeons to be honoured at ITV NHS Heroes Awards
14 May 2018In 2015 Royal Papworth surgeons successfully performed Europe's first heart transplant using a DCD (Donation after Circulatory Death) donor heart.
