Home > Services > Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT)

Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT)

Registered Charity Number 1048868

ACT is the independent registered charity for Addenbrooke's Hospital

The Trust is very lucky to have the support of its own charity – Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust or ACT – which raises funds to enhance hospital services, facilities and research at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. Making use of the funds raised by ACT allows the hospital to achieve some things sooner than it would otherwise have done and to invest in projects to a greater degree than NHS funds alone might have allowed. The charity has supported the development of new buildings such as the Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit; the acquisition of new equipment like the Da Vinci Robot for the treatment of prostate cancer; and supported the Addenbrooke’s Archives and Arts programmes.

ACT for Addenbrooke’s - How you can help

There are many ways to help Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie; you could organise your own fundraising activity, devote a little bit of spare time as a volunteer, search online with the ACT Google page or make a financial donation.

Any amount you can donate will help to make a difference…

£125,000 will fund a Cell Search System for research into Breast Cancer
£70,000 will buy an ultrasound for Addenbrooke’s Breast Unit
£15,000 will fund a Haemofilter for the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit to help patients with poor kidney function
£4,000 will buy a state-of-the art monitor for the Stroke Unit
£1,600 will fund a syringe driver to give pain & symptom control medication
£500 could buy a wheelchair to allow easier movement for the elderly around the wards