Having a ‘regular doctor’ can significantly reduce GP workload, study finds

If all GP practices moved to a model where patients saw the same doctor at each visit, it could significantly reduce doctor workload while improving patient

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 23, 2024 ~5 min

AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first

Artificial intelligence developed by and for the NHS at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is reducing the amount of time cancer patients wait for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 27, 2023 ~5 min


Majority of NHS Trusts do not offer training to prevent sexual harassment, study finds

Failure to implement active bystander training could thwart NHS attempts to tackle sexual harassment, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 5, 2023 ~7 min

Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study

A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 2, 2021 ~7 min

“Perfect for some but disastrous for others”: Patients and clinicians express concerns over phone and video consultations

A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically

When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 29, 2021 ~6 min

Striking differences revealed in COVID-19 mortality between NHS trusts

A University of Cambridge team led by Professor Mihaela van der Schaar and intensive care consultant Dr Ari Ercole of the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 12, 2020 ~3 min

Testing suggests 3% of NHS hospital staff may be unknowingly infected with coronavirus

Hospital staff may be carrying SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease, without realising they are infected, according to a study by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 12, 2020 ~4 min


Intensive care units in England could run out of beds within two weeks, study finds

Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy is likely to increase dramatically over the next few weeks, suggests research published by a team at the University of Cambridge. Their work suggests that if the current exponential growth of COVID-19 infections continues, then within two weeks, five out of seven commissioning regions in England will have more critically ill COVID-19 patients than can be accommodated with ICU beds normally available. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2020 ~5 min

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