Spring 2018

Thanks to you

Making a difference for patients together

Helping vulnerable babies thrive

Changing patients’ lives together

In this issue:

Life after transplant

WelcomeWelcome to the Spring 2018 edition of Thanks to you.

Cover image: Transplant patients Michelle Mitchell and Maggie Mooney

The amazing power of social mediaSocial media helps spread information about our work and share stories about the patients cared for at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. We recently put out a message on the Acute Neonatal Transfer Service (ANTS) Facebook page asking for families to share their experiences. The response was incredible with 14 families coming forward in just two days! Never underestimate the power of social…

Unfortunately, there are some things the NHS just can’t fund and this is where your kindness makes a huge difference for patients; from a small grant of just £280 to support children with epilepsy, to over £57,000 to help in the fight against prostate cancer. Every single donation counts.

Did you know the first liver transplant in Europe was carried out 50 years ago? Don’t miss our interview with the pioneering surgeon, Professor Sir Roy Calne (page 4), and find out how

Professor Chris Watson continues his incredible legacy (page 6).

Two amazing women tell us about life after transplant; from winning gold at the world transplant games to raising an incredible £54,000 for patient care.

And once again, there is £1,000 to be won in our raffle. When Steve from Cambridge got the news that he had won our last raffle he sent a wonderful message: “WOW! And many thanks, a totally unexpected result that will certainly enhance our Christmas.”

Steve made our Christmas as well with an incredible donation of £500 back to ACT. The generosity of our wonderful supporters is just amazing.

Thanks to every one of you for continuing to support our hospitals.

Best wishes,

Gemma Downham Director of Fundraising

ACT socialAre you curious about how support like yours transforms lives, and how you can support current appeals and campaigns? Find out more via our social media networks:

Our other amazing cover woman is a long-time friend of ACT who has raised an incredible £54,000 since her liver transplant back in 2011. Maggie Mooney has organised a charity ball every year since, including the first one just a few months after she came out of hospital. Thanks Maggie–you are amazing!

Thanks Maggie!

Michelle has always been a very healthy, active person so when she found she couldn’t even run to the end of her street, she knew something was wrong. A myriad of blood tests kept coming back negative until they eventually realised it was Michelle’s liver that wasn’t working and she was immediately called into hospital and told she needed a transplant.

“When I got the call to say I had been matched with a donor we rushed to Addenbrooke’s – my bag was all packed, like having a baby! Mr Gibbs, the surgeon, asked what I really, really wanted to achieve after the transplant. I said I’d just love to run again but I can’t see that happening. He said, yes, we can do that.”

Michelle’s operation was a total success. Surgeons were even able to remove the lobe of the donor liver and transplant it into a newborn baby – Michelle got the rest! Her recovery was swift;

she left hospital two weeks later and was in full training within four months. Mr Gibbs had kept his promise.

In August 2015, exactly a year after surgery, Michelle ran for Addenbrooke’s in the Hospital Transplant Games. She won gold in the 100m and 200m races. The following year she added 400m to her repertoire and won three golds and was selected for the World Transplant Games. She competed in Malaga in 2017 and came home with a bronze, two silvers and a gold.

But it isn’t the medals that matter to Michelle. “It isn’t about me showing off my medals. It’s about raising awareness and showing there is life after transplant. I want to get people on the donor register because people are dying – just waiting for a donor organ.”

To sign up to the door register visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk

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“I didn’t see having a liver transplant as a death sentence, I saw it as a kick up the backside. It makes you think, wow, what wonderful lives we have! Through sport I can show people that a woman in her late 50s with a transplant can still compete at a high level.”

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The NHS will be 70 years old on 5th July so look out for lots of events and stories from around the country celebrating seven decades of our wonderful health service.

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Millions of people around the world are alive today thanks to the work of Professor Sir Roy Calne.Some will have been his patients and operated on by his own hands. But most might not have heard of him or know that they’re alive because of his pioneering work.

Sir Roy, now 87, is one of the founding fathers of organ transplant. A practising surgeon who came to Addenbrooke’s in 1968, he has always been ahead of the curve, pushing the boundaries of what was known about transplant surgery and how to improve survival rates by combatting organ rejection.

Sir Roy conducted his first liver transplant on 2 May 1968, half a century ago; it was the first successful one in Europe.

Sir Roy admits that there were a lot of challenges in the early days. Addenbrooke’s didn’t have a hepatologist at the time so he collaborated closely with liver specialists at King’s Hospital in London. Sir Roy and his Cambridge colleagues conducted the operations and the King’s team met the patients’ subsequent medical needs. It was a collaboration that lasted for over 20 years.

Sir Roy was constantly ahead of what Addenbrooke’s could offer and he helped the development of the intensive care infrastructure needed to support his operations, including the John Farman Unit.

The hospital had recruited skilled liver physicians to look after patients, and the majority went on to flourish. The longest surviving liver transplant patient is still alive, 44 years after his surgery.

“We travelled far and wide and we’d be working for 24 hour stretches, bringing back donor organs, sometimes under police escort or by helicopter. It could be exhausting.

We knew what we were doing wasn’t perfect, so all the time we were trying to make it better with different immunosuppressant combinations, trying to reduce rejection while minimising the number of drugs that patients had to take on an ongoing basis. There is still lots left to be cracked.”

Sir Roy also achieved the world’s first heart, liver and lung transplant with Professor John Wallwork at Papworth Hospital, as well as the first successful organ cluster transplant of stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver and kidney, in 1992.

Despite these surgical firsts, he is most proud of his work in developing immunosuppressants which have undoubtedly restored the lives of millions of patients, people who know the alternative only too well.Over 100 patients now receive liver transplants each year at Addenbrooke’s alone, with 25,000 being conducted worldwide. As celebrations unfold to mark Sir Roy’s milestone transplant, specialists at Addenbrooke’s are continuing his legacy, searching for new ways to prolong organ viability, making this life-saving surgery available to ever more people.

Roy Calne transplant pioneer

“It felt like there were

no boundaries, because

patients were dying and we had no other

treatment to offer.”

Addenbrooke’s is one of just a handful of liver transplant centres in the UK, and an international centre of excellence. We carry out over 100 liver transplants annually and that number is growing each year. However, around 17% of people on the liver transplant waiting list either die before a donor is found or deteriorate to such an extent that they are no longer well enough to undergo a transplant and are removed from the list. We want to invest in the very latest cutting-edge liver perfusion technology that will enable transplant surgeons to ‘test out’ livers before transplanting them. This not only ensures that non-viable livers are not transplanted, but also gives surgeons confidence to use some livers that would previously have been discarded due to lack of confidence in their viability.

What does a liver perfusion machine do?A liver perfusion machine pumps oxygenated blood through the liver, mimicking in simple terms what happens in the body. In this way, livers can be kept viable for significantly longer periods of time outside the body - up to 24 hours as opposed to 6-12 hours in cold storage. In addition, the machine allows doctors to fully assess the liver and its function before transplantation. How can you help?We need to raise £250,000 to trial, for an initial two years, this world-class technology not yet used for routine transplantation at any other hospital in the UK. During the trial, comprehensive analysis will be carried out by the transplant department to prove the machine’s effectiveness so that sustainable NHS funding can be secured following the trial.

Liver failure could happen to anyone, regardless of age or lifestyle, and when it does the only hope can be a liver transplant.

Your support saves lives

What can I do..?To help us raise the funds we need, you can give a donation, set up a direct debit or do some fundraising in your community.For example, you could sign up for the 2018 Grantchester Charity Runs, which are supporting this campaign. The 3k and 10k runs are taking place on Sunday 30 September 2018 and you can find out more and register for this fantastic event at www.grantchester10k.org

You can also join us at the hospital’s next Medicine for Members lecture which features Professor Chris Watson speaking on ‘Pre-transplant perfusion of the liver to improve outcomes’. The lecture takes place on Thursday 3 May, 18:30 to 19:30, at the William Harvey Lecture Theatre, Clinical School, Addenbrooke’s. Entry is free but you do need to reserve your place. Email us at

“This ground-breaking equipment should significantly reduce failed transplants and post-transplant complications as well as increase the number of donor livers available for transplant.”Professor Chris WatsonConsultant Transplant Surgeon

Your support for this ground-breaking project will help save dozens, even hundreds, of lives in years to come. hello@act4addenbrookes.org.uk

Liver perfusion machine ©OrganOx2017

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The Paediatric Day Unit (PDU) at Addenbrooke’s houses the regional children’s oncology and haematology outpatient clinic, treating and caring for sick children up to the age of 16. Demand for care in the PDU has nearly doubled in the last decade, and 6,000 sick children are treated there every year. Despite the vast increase in the number of children that depend on the unit, its size has remained the same, putting increasing pressure on services.

With a responsibility for treating some of the county’s sickest children; something had to change.

£250,000 from kind donors has helped to create an environment for children that is above and beyond what the NHS can provide. Children are now benefitting as the refurbished unit, which re-opened

in December, is better configured and frees up more space for clinic rooms. This means more streamlined ward-rounds and consultations, in an environment created with children in mind.

Jodi Betts, Matron for Paediatric Haematology/Oncology said: “We are delighted with the results of the initial phase of the improvement works. The unit was previously cramped and not user friendly. The environment was uncomfortable and stressful for children, their families and

staff. Now, as well as being less congested, we have a safer environment for vulnerable children with suppressed immune systems, as the risks of cross-infection in a closed space can be reduced.”

The Paediatric Day UnitYou made it happen!

“We are incredibly grateful to members of the local community who support the hospital through Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust. These improvements have only been possible thanks to their support.”

Our One in a Million campaign has been launched to raise over £1 million to fund urgent improvements to children’s services at Addenbrooke's and the Rosie hospitals, ensuring that every child experiences the best possible outcome.

With your help, we will be able to make the hospital experience as positive and ‘normal’ as it can be - whether by improving surgical and diagnostic tools to help children recover better, providing specialist play and music therapy, or offering therapeutic support to the whole family when they need it most.

One in a Million

It doesn’t end here. We still have £30,000 left to raise to complete the transformation of the PDU. Will you help create this tailored environment for our young patients?

Find out more at www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/oneinamillion

Find out more at www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/oneinamillion

What prompted you to work in transplantation?You can turn someone’s life completely around. None of us know what’s around the corner. With a transplant you can replace a diseased organ and restore patients to the prospect of a much longer, and near normal quality of life.

How have recent developments in liver transplantation transformed this area for patients and clinicians?The main issue for all transplants is the shortage of organs. We lose around 10-15% of patients who are on the waiting list for a liver transplant.

Recent breakthroughs have allowed us to use organs that we once thought would be too risky, and enabled us to get them to work well. We now have a number of different ways to

try to improve the quality of organs before we transplant them, including the use of a liver perfusion machine.

Liver perfusion is a way of testing a liver before you transplant it. We put the liver on the machine which restores a supply of oxygenated blood to it, so it gets the liver working just as it does in the body. We can then measure some of the biochemical functions to check that the liver is working and suitable and safe to be transplanted.

You can read more about liver perfusion and how you can help on page 5.

What’s the best thing about your job?

The best thing is seeing patients’ lives turned around. Often patients come in looking bright yellow and very sick and then you see them afterwards looking so much better - they’re unrecognisable!

I am part of a fantastic team of colleagues who will come and help if you’ve been up all night even if they’re not on call. If there’s a problem, people come out of the woodwork to help, which is very impressive.

What do you not like about your job?

Most of the transplants take place at night now – it would be lovely to start one at seven in the morning!

What do you like to do in your spare time?

As a busy consultant, I realised that I needed a hobby away from work, so my wife and I travel and take wildlife photos.

(Chris has never shown his work; we think he really should! These fantastic photos were taken on a recent trip to Alaska.)

Professor Chris Watson opens up on life as a liver transplant surgeon at Addenbrooke’s.

Spotlight on Chris Watson Professor of Transplantation

Donor families are already going through a lot when their loved one dies, to then be asked: “Do you mind donating the organs?” It’s really impressive that people say “yes”.

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The difference you can makeIt is thanks to the generosity of ACT supporters that we have been able to buy some of the things on our One in a Million shopping list that are already having a fantastic impact on patient care and safety. To find out more about how you can help provide care and support for our youngest patients and their families go to www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/oneinamillion or see the donation form at the back of this newsletter.

“She is a miracle baby. Without ANTS, she wouldn’t be here today.”

Ellie’s Mum

Helping our most vulnerable babies thrive

ANTS is the regional transfer service for the whole of the east of England and is based at the Rosie Hospital. The team is called into action whenever there is an acutely sick newborn who needs transporting to the Rosie’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or another specialist service.

These specially-designed vehicles need to be equipped with a neonatal transfer incubator trolley, kitted out with specialist equipment to ensure that babies being rushed to hospital can be cared for appropriately and safely. With just three incubators

for the whole service, it is not always possible to respond to all emergency calls. Together with ANTS, we are raising funds to buy a fourth incubator so that they can safely and efficiently provide state-of-the-art care during neonatal transfers, ensuring that all babies gain access to the right level of care, at the right time, by the right staff.

Can you help raise the vitally needed funds to buy the fourth incubator?

Acute Neonatal Transfer Service (ANTS)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)All new parents hope that their babies will be healthy. Yet sometimes problems arise that require their beloved newborn to be taken to NICU for treatment. Being born prematurely, having a difficult delivery or antenatal concerns are all reasons a baby might be admitted.

The NICU at the Rosie provides specialist and intensive care for critically ill neonatal babies, and is the only neurosurgical unit in the region.

Some of this care goes beyond what the NHS will ordinarily fund. Thanks to the generous support of donors and fundraisers, we have already

been able to purchase video laryngoscopes which facilitate safer intubation. But further help is still needed to buy important life-enhancing and, in some cases, life-saving, equipment including a carbon dioxide ventilator which provides a minimally invasive way of monitoring carbon dioxide levels.

And it is not only babies who need help in NICU but also their parents. With this in mind, we are also fundraising to renovate the parents’ room and quiet room to make them more homely and provide a more comforting environment for parents as they go through a difficult time.

ANTS saved my baby’s lifeBaby Ellie Colman was born by emergency caesarean four weeks early.For the first 27 minutes, Ellie did not breathe independently and was resuscitated three times. She was very sick and her only chance of survival was to be transferred, by ANTS, to the Rosie’s NICU.

Throughout the harrowing 40-minute journey, the ANTS team worked constantly on Ellie to keep her alive.

Ellie’s mum, Jess, explained: “For the whole first 72 hours, staff kept saying that she wasn’t going to make it. But she started getting better. Every single one of the staff is amazing.”

Ellie is now happy and healthy and recently celebrated her first birthday, for which, instead of giving gifts, family and friends donated to ANTS, and they were thrilled to be reunited with their driver and consultant from that very first journey.

Ellie and her family reunited with the crew that saved her life

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A quarter of all patients being cared for in Addenbrooke’s suffer from dementia and for these frail and vulnerable patients the hospital can be a frightening and confusing place.

Patients with dementia struggle with short-term memory and communication problems, and experience increased stress levels which can lead to longer stays in hospital.

One tried and tested way to ease patients’ anxiety and help them communicate is Dementia Reminiscence Therapy, which uses patients’ powerful feel-good

In a recent inpatient survey, approximately 33% of patients who responded said that they were disturbed by noises from staff and other patients. ACT has once again provided £5,000 for 5,000 sleep well packs which include ear plugs and an eye mask to improve patients’ sleep and rest.

The benefits of improving sleep for patients should not be underestimated – sleep is in itself a healer. During deep stages of sleep, the body repairs and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the immune system.

Improving sleep and recovery

Higher quality pain relief for surgery patients

Dementia Reminiscence Therapy

Ultrasound helps anaesthetists to better administer nerve blocks to provide pain relief for patients undergoing surgery, as they can better visualise the nerves and the needle, improving the

success rates of the blocks. ACT has agreed to spend £15,000 for a specialist ultrasound to help the anaesthesia team provide higher quality pain relief for their patients.

ACT has provided a grant of £280 for the Paediatric Psychology team to set up and run four Tree of Life therapy groups for young people with epilepsy.

This group offers social support and a safe and supportive space where young people can share experiences with others in similar situations.

High-grade serious ovarian cancer is the most common and aggressive form of the disease. It is a very varied disease with a lower chemotherapy response and overall survival rates which have remained virtually unchanged in the last 20 years. That’s why it is crucial to understand key drivers to

develop effective personalised therapies. ACT has provided a grant of £20,000 to support a study that could shape future ovarian cancer management and treatment by identifying new clinical trial drugs which have potential to treat the most aggressive forms of the disease.

ACT provided £57,000 to upgrade the BiopSee machine, which links MRI to live ultrasound images during prostate biopsies. The original ACT-funded BiopSee machine had already given superior certainty to patients across the region, and thanks to the now enhanced technology the quality

of MRI and biopsy results can be better used to benefit patients’ varying needs. Consequently, our prostate cancer detection rates are the best in the UK and equal to other world-leading centres. We can also better counsel patients with accurate diagnosis and use MRI to avoid biopsies; preventing pain and side effects.

T he difference your kindness makes

Identifying drugs to treat aggressive ovarian cancer

Prostate biopsy machine gives world class results

Therapy group for young people with epilepsy

The CosyCot ‘resuscitaire’ has been bought with £7,632 of charitable funds to provide a safe area to stabilise sick babies if they become unwell while being

scanned. The cot combines a warming therapy platform with components needed for clinical emergency and resuscitation.

Resuscitation cot for scanning sick babies

Just a few examples of the projects your generosity has funded:

profit raised in the cafés, shops and trolley services the charity’s dedicated staff and volunteers run at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. Royal Voluntary Service is committed to supporting the NHS as well as older people in their homes and in the community and the money is gifted as part of its arrangement with the hospitals.

“We believe that every patient deserves the best care availableYour support makes this possible”Thank you!

To find out more about how your donations transform patients’ lives, please go to: www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/howyourmoneyhelps

memories to coax them out of isolation and provide comfort in a time of distress.

Using easy-to-use, touch-screen computers, patients listen and sing along to the music of their youth, watch films or play games. Family members can also upload photos, which help patients remember and share their life stories. This is a gentle but effective way to calm patients– reducing the need for anti-psychotic medication.

ACT is delighted to have received £34,160 from Royal Voluntary Service, for seven therapy systems. The money is a proportion of the

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Since the programme was first established in 2007, it has evolved and grown into three established health partnerships and supported over 400 UK volunteers undertaking placements overseas.

To reflect the programme’s diverse partners and stakeholders, it has rebranded as Cambridge Global Health Partnerships. The new

name reflects the programme’s growing work with health partnerships across the world, building on ten years of success by expanding the participation of Cambridge-based healthcare staff and academics to include other NHS staff and Cambridge Biomedical Campus partners.

The year of celebrations culminated in an event in November which launched the new name and the programme’s ten-year impact report, celebrating ten years of NHS staff volunteering in collaboration with healthcare workers across the globe.

At the event, Honourable Dorcas Makgato, Minister of Health and Wellness for Botswana, spoke of the role health partnerships

have in tackling global health challenges that affect us all. Andrew Bastawrous, eye surgeon and social entrepreneur, introduced Peek Vision (a portable eye examination system based on smartphones) and emphasised the importance of cross-sector collaboration to improve eye health services in low and middle income countries.

Sarah’s husband Neil explains: “When we decided to update our wills a few years ago, it came as no surprise that Sarah chose

to make a gift to support MS research at Cambridge.

Sarah had a long association with MS research; in the early 90s she was the first triallist of Campath 1-H. This has now evolved into Alemtuzumab, currently accepted as the most effective drug on the market for many patients with active relapsing-remitting MS.”

The Addenbrooke’s research project, led by Dr Maria Ban, focusses on how genetic variants affect the progression of MS, and specifically the immune cells in

cerebral spinal fluid. Dr Ban explains: “New technologies mean each immune cell can be examined at an individual cell level – not just in a batch. This was unthinkable just a few years ago!”

Helping Sarah’s legacy live on

Make a will, help transform careWriting your will can seem expensive, and easy to put off. However, without an up-to-date will, your wishes may not be carried out. To help, ACT is holding its annual Make a Will Week from 23-27 April, when you can write or update a standard will without paying the usual fee. Kind-hearted solicitors and will-writers are waiving their fees in return for a donation to ACT.

Alice Macek, Gifts in Wills Manager, said:

“Many people use this opportunity to leave a gift in their will to a cause they care about. You don’t have to leave a lot of money - we really appreciate gifts of any size, which will transform patient care, funding cutting-edge technologies, innovative research and specialist services for generations to come.”

Thanks to Sarah Heywood, who left a generous gift in her will, pioneering research at Addenbrooke’s has taken steps toward safer therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

“Whether it was volunteering in the trials in the 90s, or leaving a gift in her will, Sarah was pleased to be able to do something to defeat MS, both during her life and after she left us. That was very typical of Sarah’s ‘can-do’ approach to living and dying, and it’s one of the many reasons I have to treasure her memory.”

To find out more about Make a Will Week, leaving a gift in your will, or supporting our research programme, please contact Alice on 01223 254841 or alice.macek@act4addenbrookes.org.uk.

Make a Will Week23-27 April 2018

Cambridge Global Health Partnerships In 2017, we celebrated ten years of Addenbrooke’s Abroad, ACT’s global health charitable programme. “I am convinced

that global health partnerships are positive. They provide a win for our overseas partners and their patients; a win for the individual staff members involved who return to the service with a refreshed view of healthcare and their role in it; and so a win for Cambridge University Hospitals as their employer.”

David WherrettChair of Cambridge Global Health Partnerships and Director of Workforce at Cambridge University Hospitals

“We are very happy that we have been associated with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships... What we are doing together really does transform healthcare systems at a global level.”

Hon. Dorcas MakgatotBotswana Minister of Health and Wellness

Steve Gracey took part last year: “We kept putting it off and thought it would be expensive and complicated - but it was simple. Now we finally have up-to-date wills, and our donation will make a difference for patients.” We want to increase our impact by working in new areas and at

greater scale. To do this we need more volunteers, more partners and more financial support. To find out more, and a copy of the ten-year impact report, go to www.cambridgeghp.org

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So many ways to helpFormer breast cancer patients tread the boardsNinety-four parties were held across Cambridgeshire in the autumn raising over £70,000 for the Addenbrooke’s Breast Cancer Appeal.

Celebrations included school bake sales, a Pilates-athon and Balstock – Hertfordshire’s biggest free music festival.

We also saw former breast cancer patients taking to the catwalk at the annual Addenbrooke’s Breast Cancer Appeal Fashion Show in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade.

A huge thank you to everyone who so enthusiastically embraced the cause, raising vital funds to enhance the care offered to breast cancer patients at Addenbrooke’s. Your amazing fundraising has recently enabled the breast unit to buy a third gamma probe (two were bought from charitable funding in 2002). The probe is used to locate the Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN), allowing for a precise biopsy. If analysis shows that this is free from cancer, it can be safely concluded that other axillary lymph nodes are cancer-free, avoiding the need for further biopsy samples or surgery for that purpose. This third gamma probe will be used alongside the first two; it will be wireless and have improved sensitivity.

Event calendarSunday 6 May 2018The Bartlow Three Counties Walk. A choice of four walks catering for families (and dogs) of all ages. Sunday 13 May 2018Sawston Fun Run, Cambridgeshire. Two routes: traditional route of 7.4k and a short route of 4k (2.5miles) for children in school years 1-6. Parents, fancy dress walkers and others may also take the shorter route. Saturday 9 June Spinathon & Family Fun, Newmarket Leisure Centre. In aid of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Saturday 8 September 2018Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival. Gable Events and ACT bring you the 14th charity dragon boat festival to be staged on the River Cam, Cambridge.

Forty-eight crews are expected to battle it out over the 200m race course, watched by several hundred spectators. hoohaah creates some of the best running events in the east of England – we are delighted to be the charity partner for the following events: Sunday 29 April 2018 Childerley Estates 10k Run, CambridgeshireSunday 20 May 2018Barr Ellison Wimpole 10k Run, CambridgeshireSunday 10 June 2018Hatfield Forest 10k Run, EssexSunday 7 October 2018Wimpole Estate – 10 Miles or Half Marathon, Cambridgeshirewww.hoohaah.co.uk

We always looking for volunteers to help at ACT events. If you would like to get involved, contact Emily Willdigg on 01223 349885 or emily.willdigg@act4addenbrookes.org.uk. For more details or to take part in these events, go to www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/challenge.

Supporters like you transform patients’ lives across Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. Did you know that:

5,000 patients will be experiencing a more peaceful sleep thanks to 5,000 ACT-funded sleep packs.

13 patients took part in a research study, giving in-depth interviews about their experiences of diet and physical activity advice received following liver transplant operations. This is part of a wider study looking at lifestyle interventions to promote healthy behaviours in liver transplant recipients.

15 easy-to-read clocks with traditional, yet high-contrast, faces have been purchased so patients with dementia can more easily tell the time while in hospital.

1,000 patients, including haemophiliacs and adults with chronic pain, will soon be able to use the hydrotherapy pool being refurbished thanks to charitable funds.

Over 2,000 children will enjoy visits from The Laughter Specialists who help reduce stress and anxiety, thereby speeding up the healing process.

6 histopathology digital slide scanners, purchased with £68,500 of ACT funds, are helping six hospitals (including Addenbrooke’s) trial the National Histopathology Service, providing urgent results for kidney transplantation.

Over £450,000 of charitable funds are spent in Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie every month on patient care, research and state-of-the-art equipment.

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