Cambridge University Health Partners is an
academic health science centre
An academic medical centre (AMC), variously also known as academic health science centre, academic health science system, or academic health science partnership, is an educational and healthcare institute formed by the grouping of a health profes ...
that brings together the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
,
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust located in Cambridge, England. The Trust provides healthcare for people in the Cambridge area, in eastern England, and specialist services such as Organ transplantati ...
,
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
It is largely located on the
Cambridge Biomedical Campus, on the southern border of Cambridge, England.
History
The creation of Cambridge University Health Partners was announced by the then health secretary
Alan Johnson
Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancello ...
in March 2009.
In September 2022, Cambridge University Health Partners was involved in what is believed to be UK's first demonstration of genomic data federation by connecting the trusted research environments of NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centres and
Genomics England
Genomics England is a company wholly owned by the United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care. Established in 2013, it was tasked with delivering the 100,000 Genomes Project, a pioneering initiative that sequenced 100,000 genomes fro ...
as part of a
UK Research & Innovation-funded project involving
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
, NIHR Cambridge BRC,
Genomics England
Genomics England is a company wholly owned by the United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care. Established in 2013, it was tasked with delivering the 100,000 Genomes Project, a pioneering initiative that sequenced 100,000 genomes fro ...
, Lifebit, and Eastern Academic Health Science Network.
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Academic health science centres
Health in Cambridgeshire
Health sciences organisations based in the United Kingdom
Innovation in the United Kingdom
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