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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT
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Royal Papworth Hospital is one of the largest specialist heart and lung hospitals in Europe and a world leader in transplantation.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the hospital has a reputation for research and innovation, the basis on which it achieved royal status in 2018. In 2019 it was rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and was the first hospital trust in the UK to receive this top rating in the five main categories that the CQC assesses.
With an extraordinary commitment to delivering the highest levels of clinical expertise and patient care, more than 50,000 patients are treated at the hospital each year as inpatients, outpatients or day cases.
Royal Papworth Hospital’s services are internationally recognised and include cardiology, respiratory medicine, sleep medicine, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and heart & lung transplantation. It is also one of five hospitals in England commissioned to provide ECMO for patients in severe respiratory failure and is a national centre for services provided nowhere else in the UK, including balloon pulmonary angioplasty and pulmonary endarterectomy.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the hospital has a reputation for research and innovation, the basis on which it achieved royal status in 2018. In 2019 it was rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and was the first hospital trust in the UK to receive this top rating in the five main categories that the CQC assesses.
With an extraordinary commitment to delivering the highest levels of clinical expertise and patient care, more than 50,000 patients are treated at the hospital each year as inpatients, outpatients or day cases.
Royal Papworth Hospital’s services are internationally recognised and include cardiology, respiratory medicine, sleep medicine, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and heart & lung transplantation. It is also one of five hospitals in England commissioned to provide ECMO for patients in severe respiratory failure and is a national centre for services provided nowhere else in the UK, including balloon pulmonary angioplasty and pulmonary endarterectomy.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, Papworth Everard
Employees
1001-5000
Phone
+44 1223 638000
Founded date
1918
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Oct 13, 2025 | Emergency teams unite to help public learn lifesaving CPR | Emergency and hospital teams are joining forces this month to help the public become lifesavers, with free CPR training events taking place across Cambridge in the lead-up to Restart a Heart Day. Organised by Cambridge University Hospitals ... |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Cambridge and GSK announce new five-year collaboration aiming for improved outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat kidney and respiratory diseases | The ambition of the partnership is to treat immune-related diseases more precisely with existing therapies and to rapidly develop new ones. The Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC) combines University and GSK expert... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Love Research: A Call to Arms for Medical Innovation | In the heart of Cambridgeshire, a new campaign is stirring the pot of medical research. The ‘Love Research’ initiative, launched by three prominent NHS trusts, aims to rally public support for medical breakthroughs. This campaign is not jus... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Local NHS Trusts launch campaign to accelerate medical breakthroughs | Three leading NHS trusts in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are joining forces to launch the ‘Love Research’ campaign, aimed at increasing participation in crucial medical research. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH),... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Talking to FLIER future leaders about learning from COVID-19 and the power of collaboration | By Dr Melanie Lee CBE, CEO Scientists have always understood the value of collaborative working. But the truly revolutionary advances in life sciences research, digital and technology happening at pace now make this a pre-requisite skill i... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | LifeArc funds home monitoring trials for people with chronic respiratory conditions | LifeArc is partnering with researchers at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to fund new UK-wide trials investigating if machine learning technology can transform how people living with chronic respiratory conditions manage their ... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | Open day helps hospital tackle staff shortage | Open day helps hospital tackle staff shortage 12-06-2019 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is taking more action to address the national nursing shortage – and new neighbour the Royal Papworth Hospital is joining in. Adden... |
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FAQ about Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT
When was Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT founded?
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT was founded in 1918.
What has the press written about Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT, among them “Emergency teams unite to help public learn lifesaving CPR” (Oct 13, 2025) and “Cambridge and GSK announce new five-year collaboration aiming for improved outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat kidney and respiratory diseases” (Oct 21, 2024).
Is Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT still active?
Yes, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 21, 2026.