This is the second instalment of the memories of a former Hospital Administrator of Addenbrooke's Hospital. The great consultant at the hospital was Walpole Lewin, an internationally famous neurosurgeon who had made his name in the Western Desert in World War 2, and was poached from the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. He may have been tempted …
Hospital Administrator
Over the next three weeks I am going to share with you the memories of a former Hospital Administrator of Addenbrooke's Hospital. In 1964 when I went there, the New Site (as we always called it) was one of the very few new hospital buildings of the NHS, which was still in its infancy. Capital …
First Month of Weekly Board Meetings
The first Weekly meeting of the Board of Addenbrooke’s was held on 7 July 1766. There were 8 people present and these are the first items listed: It was ordered that the Honorary Secretary write to the Secretaries of the Northampton and Salop hospitals to ask for an inventory of furniture of the said infirmary’s …
Triplets
I was doing some research in the inpatient case notes for someone and I came across, in the index of the volume for the year 1925, entries for four people with the same surname being admitted consecutively. Hospital records are closed for 100 years, so I have not used the family name or any other …
Radiotherapy at Addenbrooke’s
In June 1960 Addenbrooke's was designated as the Regional Centre for Radiotherapy, and plans for the first linear accelerator to be installed at Trumpington Street (the old site) were made, sadly no beds for the speciality could be provided at Hills Road until Stage 2. The story of Radiotherapy at Addenbrooke’s began in 1909. The …
John Addenbrooke MD
Tomorrow will be the 300th anniversary of the death of Dr John Addenbrooke the founder of Addenbrooke's Hospital. John Addenbrooke was born in 1680 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, the only child of a Vicar of West Bromwich, the Revd Samuel Addenbrooke and his wife Matilda Porry. He was baptised on 13 June 1681 in the parish …
The Concourse
I expect many of us who have visited the hospital have at one time or another used the Concourse or at least walked through it, but did you know that it has been open for nearly 25 years? The concourse filled the area previously used as the main staff dining room and Poppies Restaurant, which …
New, improved Radio Addenbrooke’s returns to the airwaves
A refurbished studio for Radio Addenbrooke's was officially re-opened on 24 April 2015 by the then Mayor of Cambridge, Cllr Gerri Bird. Radio Addenbrooke’s boasts two studios, one of which is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust donated £15,000 towards the upgrade which was match-funded by the hospital. Equipment has kindly been donated …
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Radio Addenbrooke’s 1992-2006
History 3 By now the original 'Addenbrooke's' collection was made up of over 2,000 singles and over 500 albums. However, a major development occurred in 1992. When Newmarket Hospital downgraded and its radio station stopped broadcasting, many of the members joined Radio Addenbrooke's. Not only did they provide more volunteers but brought with them a …
More about Radio Addenbrooke’s
History 2 Have We Got It? When a Radio Addenbrooke's volunteer asks you for your request, there is a good chance we will have what you are looking for. We are lucky enough to have built up a large and varied collection, however, we started out with nothing. The Early Years When the record request …
