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  • Royal Papworth Hospital performs world-first surgery to treat lung cancer

    26 January 2020

    A 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 2020

    Tim – 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 2020

    The ‘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 2020

    Acorns 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 2020

    It 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 2020

    Cardioversion is a low-risk, non-invasive procedure for people who have heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation (AF). 

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