For nearly 10 years after the first liver transplant at Addenbrooke’s in 1968, Denver and Cambridge were the only two centres with regular programs of clinical liver transplantation; today in the UK alone there are seven. Patient care for recipients of a liver transplant has developed into a multi-disciplinary team approach including: hepatologists, liver transplant …
The first successful Liver Transplant operation at Addenbrooke’s
On 2 May 1968, Professor of Surgery, Sir Roy Calne, performed the first successful liver transplant in Europe at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The patient was a 46-year-old woman with hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary form of liver cancer; the donor was a child with viral meningitis. When the details of the donor and recipient were discussed amongst …
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50th anniversary of the first successful European liver transplant
Today in 1968 the first successful European liver transplant was carried out at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, and to mark this groundbreaking event we have created a new display in the Hospital Museum. On 2 May 1968, Professor of Surgery, Sir Roy Calne, performed the first successful liver transplant in Europe at Addenbrooke’s …
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The Long Picture
I am sure many of you, while walking the corridors of Addenbrooke’s, have noticed the very long series of water-colour sketches leading to the x-ray department. It has an unusual history. The Honorary Archivist while still working at the hospital as the Administrator of the Hospital remembers Mr Ernest van Someren coming to see him …
New ward for poorly babies opened at the Rosie in 2015
On 22 April 2015 the Charles Wolfson Ward officially opened in the Rosie to care for vulnerable babies and their parents. The ward previously know as Christine Ward was opened by The Hon. Andrew and Mrs Orly Wolfson of the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust which was made possible thanks to £296,000 raised by Addenbrooke’s Charitable …
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Wireless in the Hospital
The Annual Report of 1953 under a section about the development of services and amenities gives and account of the success of an appeal sponsored by the Cambridge Evening News for funds to ‘provide first-class wireless equipment for the hospital’. A complete new wireless system had been installed in Addenbrooke’s Hospital to enable all patients …
Eye Wards
In 1917 Mr Arthur Cooke was appointed Surgeon to Addenbrooke’s Hospital and two years later he took charge of the Ophthalmic Department, up until then ophthalmology formed part of the Surgery Department. In the late 1920’s the old board room, lecture room and the Matron’s bedroom, all on the first floor at the old site …
Building of the hospital
A few months before the Hospital opened a report of the finances of the building work was made on the 9 April 1766 by the Trustees of Dr Addenbrooke’s Hospital: ‘having nearly competed all that they shall be able to do, towards carrying out the purposes of His will into execution, think it now proper …
Memories of Albert Ward
Recently I meet a lady who had trained here as a nurse in the late 1950’s. She worked for 2 years on Albert Ward at a Junior Staff Nurse and she told me some of her memories of the time: At the time Sister Melhuish was in charge and Mary Johnson, known to everyone as …
The start of nursing training at Addenbrooke’s
A few weeks ago I mentioned Alice Fisher who was Matron of Addenbrooke’s from 1877-1882. Before her appointment the Board of Governors reported in 1876 - after the departure of a fourth matron in 8 years, and the decline of household management of the hospital - a committee was formed to discuss ‘matronship’ and appointment …
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