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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Patients will suffer if Addenbrooke's cuts go ahead, staff say
An NHS hospital worker who took part in a demonstration against planned job cuts has warned the cuts could lead to clinics being to 500 non-clinical roles at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are at risk after the government told it to cut the cost of its support functions to 2022 Robinson orders parts for "every vital piece of equipment" and said his job was "just as important as every other administrative role". The hospital said it needed to take difficult but necessary decisions to continue to "meet the needs of our patients now and in the future". The demonstration of Unite the Union members took place at the hospital during the workers' lunch break on University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), which runs Addenbrooke's, announced the proposed job losses at the end of in areas including finance, communication and administration are Robinson, who works in the administrative section of the clinical engineering team, said it was his job to order spare parts for broken equipment."We're responsible for all the important stuff such as ventilators and heart monitors - everything that keeps you alive," he said. "If there's a delay in getting things back into service, appointments could be cancelled, clinics could get cancelled." Porter Paul Hardingham is a team leader in the "very busy" emergency department, responsible for getting patients to wards "in a timely manner"."We are a vital role, without us you could add [wait] times on and that's not good enough for patients," he said. "The patient has to wait long enough to see a doctor or nurse, we don't want to see them waiting for porters to get them settled into wards."Unite regional officer Richard Gates said: "There's a real fear for those whose jobs are going, but also for those who are left and patients."If you haven't got the support staff, it's more demand on the frontline."A CUH spokesperson said the proposed cuts amounted to about 4% of its total 13,000 workforce."We appreciate it is a worrying and uncertain time for many colleagues working in the NHS," they said. "We are taking all possible steps to minimise redundancies, through natural turnover by not recruiting to posts when staff leave, holding vacancies empty and a mutually agreed resignation scheme."A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson previously said: "We are investing an extra £26bn in health and care, but that investment must be met by reform to turn around the NHS from the worst crisis in its history." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Radio 2 star puts HUGE house on market for £2.75 million after completely renovating it and life changing brain surgery
RADIO 2 star DJ Spoony has put his huge house on the market for £2.75million after undergoing life changing brain surgery. DJ Spoony, real name Johnathan Joseph, revealed in December he'd been rushed to hospital due to a subdural haematoma. 6 6 6 6 6 The NHS describes it as a "serious condition" where blood pools between the skull and surface of the brain. Now Spoony has listed his Bedford home for sale - revealing the stunning interior of the family property. It includes a library, ground floor study and an open-plan living and dining area for entertaining. Spoony's huge garden has incredible views and is accessed via full-height sliding glass doors. The property comes with six bedrooms, six bathrooms and a gym. Spoony previously told fans he'd had surgery just before Christmas after being diagnosed with a subdural haematoma. He had been suffering from severe headaches, a key symptom, for close to a month prior to the op but had battled through and continued with his day to day routine. When it got too much he eventually went to A&E where he was sent for a CT scan and a small bleed on the brain was discovered. He was immediately referred to Addenbrookes in Cambridgeshire for specialist treatment. He said: "Crazy as I'd been working and training solidly all through the time of the headaches." Zoe Ball says it's 'lovely to be back' as she returns to BBC Radio 2 after stepping down from breakfast show The music star described the surgery as "routine" though praised the "very high standard" of skill from the surgeon and their team. He continued: "Within 10mins of the operation I was on my way back to the ward. Fully alert. Chatting. Not groggy after the general. "Couldnt wait to have that banana by my bed as I'd been nil by mouth since 1pm the previous day. That was the best banana I've ever had….as for the ginger shot. Perfect."
BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Man charged with attempted murder after Cambridge woman injured
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was Police arrested the man, of no fixed address, at Cambridge City Airport yesterday followed an incident in Kathleen Elliott Way, which saw a woman in her 40s taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where she remains in a stable man is due to appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court today. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Julia Bradbury praises breast cancer study
Television presenter Julia Bradbury has said a new study which concluded women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans "could not come soon enough". The 54-year-old, who was best known for presenting BBC One's Countryfile, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 after a year and a half of tests. A study led by the University of Cambridge said that other scans - not just traditional mammograms - could treble the number of cancers detected in these women. "It is like looking for a snowball in a snowstorm, so this research could not come soon enough," Bradbury said. Bradbury said she "found a lump" when she was travelling and got it checked. After having a mammogram, Bradbury said she was "advised there was nothing to worry about". "I was sitting in the chair about to leave the office with my consultant," she recalled. "He said I am going to give you another ultrasound before you leave. "Thank goodness I had that consultant." Bradbury said a 6cm (2.4in) lump was found during the ultrasound, and she was sent for further tests. "When I was having the biopsy I knew in my heart there was something seriously wrong, and those were the first tears I shed. "I then had that horrible conversation of you have got cancer." The trial, co-ordinated from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, tested different scanning methods on women with very dense breasts who had only been given a mammogram and had originally been told they did not have cancer. More than 9,000 women were involved in the study. About one in 10 women have very dense breasts and have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers said the cancers were harder to spot as they look whiter on the X-rays, the same colour as early-stage cancers. "I did not think there was anything untoward about having dense breasts. However, there is a slight risk of breast cancer," added Bradbury, speaking to the BBC this week. The Department of Health and Social Care said its screening advisory body had been looking at ways to improve detection rates in women with very dense breasts for a number of years. It said it would be reviewing the findings of this trial, but it was determined to "fight cancer on all fronts" to improve survival rates. A new national cancer plan for England is expected to be published later this year. "This study has show that thousands of undetected cancers could be caught," Bradbury said. "We have to try and be our own advocates and understand our body a little bit more." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans Permanent home approved for cancer support centre Breast cancer survivors 'at risk' of second illness University of Cambridge Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
BBC News
07-05-2025
- BBC News
Cyclist, 18, dies after crash with quad bike near Halesworth
Cyclist, 18, dies after crash with quad bike Suffolk Police was called to Bungay Road in Holton following reports of the crash involving a cyclist An 18-year-old cyclist has died following a crash with a quad bike. Police were called to Bungay Road in Holton, near Halesworth, Suffolk, to reports of a collision involving a cyclist and the all-terrain vehicle shortly before 07:20 BST on 30 April. The cyclist sustained serious injuries and was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital by ambulance. He was then airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Friday.
