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A photo of Christie patient Claudia Boardman wearing a Taylor Swift hoodie.

Patients star in new video for The Christie

Cancer patients from Manchester and across the North West are starring in a new film produced by Manchester’s specialist cancer centre, The Christie.

chemotherapy nurse and patient, chemotherapy department, Pan Artists, September 2022, Leslie Maylett, Chemotherapy staff nurse, Jessica Coombs

Quality of care for inpatients hits the mark

In the annual national inpatient survey, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) this week, The Christie ranked in the top group of trusts for our results.

A photo of Christie patient Velesha Ahmad being fitted for a wig in the wig room at The Christie.

How patient support services at The Christie made one patient feel more like herself

Velesha Ahmad has just finished treatment for breast cancer at The Christie. Here, she talks about the patient support services that helped her through her treatment.

A photo of a large group of staff members standing outside the front of The Christie.

We are The Christie – proud to be a hospital with a diverse workforce

People from all over the UK and the world choose to come and work at The Christie. Without them, our hospital wouldn’t function and we wouldn’t be able to provide the care we do.

A photo of Christie patient Maya Tohid standing outside the proton beam therapy centre at The Christie.

Young Christie patient nominated for 2 national awards

Maya Tohid has been nominated for a Pride of Britain and a JustGiving award after she ran nearly 100km for charity while having treatment for a brain tumour at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

A photo of nurse Helen Hyndman with her MBE.

Bury nurse devotes MBE to NHS cancer team who saved her life

A nurse has dedicated her MBE to her team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust for giving her her life back after she had severe side effects from her cancer treatment.

A photo of a young female Christie patient drinking a cup of tea and speaking to a man, out of shot.

The Christie celebrates 18 months as the UK’s only AQA-accredited hospital

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, is celebrating 18 months of being the only AQA-accredited hospital in the country.

A photo of Christie patient Lyndsey Ainscough, her husband Christian and her children, Perry Spencer and Alfie in a park.

Mum of 3 cancer-free after clinical trial at The Christie

A mother of 3 young children from Leigh in Greater Manchester is cancer-free thanks to a new drug being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

A photo of Christie patient Sarah on her first day of treatment outside The Christie proton beam therapy centre.

Pioneering proton beam therapy trial for a rare brain tumour underway at The Christie

The Christie has treated its first patient with proton beam therapy in a pioneering clinical trial for oligodendroglioma, a rare type of brain tumour.

The Christie is the first hospital in the UK to use VR distraction therapy for children having radiotherapy

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, is the first hospital in the country to use virtual reality as a distraction therapy for children and young people having radiotherapy.

A photo of Christie patient Eileen Unsworth sitting in a chair on the right with her husband Peter on the left and their black Labrador Annie sitting between them.

Pre-operative immunotherapy increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

An immunotherapy drug at The Christie in Manchester could help between 2,000 and 3,000 bowel cancer patients in the UK every year.

Independent health services Infected Blood Inquiry report published

The final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry was published on Monday 20 May 2024.

A photo of Christie MR-Linac patient Katie Judge.

The Christie celebrates fifth anniversary of ‘game changing’ radiotherapy service

The Christie is celebrating the 5th birthday of its MR-Linac machine, which combines a normal radiotherapy unit with an MRI scanner.

A photo of Christie prostate patient Andy Fleet in a a bedroom with a window and bunting behind him.

1,000th patient enrolled on new ‘self-management’ prostate cancer pathway at The Christie

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the first anniversary of the prostate easy access support service (PEASS) after the service has treated 1,000 patients.

A photo of Christie patient Chris Thomasson-Dale and her husband Chris standing in front of a lake.

"Challenges show I’m living life to the full with cancer"

Chris Thomasson-Dale is being treated at The Christie for stage 4 ovarian cancer. Despite that, she is taking on a sponsored skydive and run for The Christie Charity.

The Christie and The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital are designated a ‘Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence’ for Paediatric Neuro-Oncology

The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission (TJBCM) has proudly announced a new network of 15 brain tumour centres for children, of which six centres are designated as excellent.

New breakthrough drug for leukaemia trialled at The Christie

A new drug being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester could be a breakthrough for patients with a hard-to-treat form of leukaemia.

Patient with rare cancer inspires nurse’s marathon challenge

Paul Walker, a 45-year-old from Standish in Wigan has stage four cancer. He’s currently having chemotherapy and is taking on the London Marathon for the first time to raise money for The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the cancer centre that is treating him.

Partnership agreement celebrates collaboration between leading Australian and UK Cancer Centres

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) in Melbourne, Australia, have celebrated the signing of a joint partnership agreement.

A photo of Christie patient Terry Berry and his daughter Carla in a wedding car for Carla's wedding.

Food poisoning led to rare cancer discovery for Wigan man

Terry got to see his eldest daughter get married and met his fourth grandchild thanks to taking part in research at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

iMATCH funding

A group led by Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite, medical oncology consultant at The Christie has received funding from the National Institute for Health Research.

"I got diagnosed with cancer and found my drag alter ego"

When Jay Swinnerton was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2017, they found a new lease of life through the art of drag - they discuss their treatment at The Christie and finding joy and creativity during a cancer diagnosis.

A photo of Christie patient and governor Phil Ormesher on the right, reunited with his consultant radiographer at The Christie Cathy Taylor on the left after 11 years. The 2 are standing in front of the sculpture outside of The Christie entrance.

Cancer awareness champion from Cheshire is reunited with his Christie consultant radiographer after 11 years

A cancer survivor from Lymm in Cheshire has been reunited with the radiographer who helped to successfully treat him at The Christie in Manchester.

A photo of Christie patient Adele Adams standing in front of the sculpture outside of The Christie entrance.

Wallasey woman defies the odds thanks to new drug trial

A woman from Merseyside with Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma is enjoying life thanks to trial drug capsules which have shrunk her tumours so they are too small to be measured.

A photo of clinical nurse specialist Sophie Maycock with her patient Libby Holden outside The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

How clinical nurse specialists play a vital role in the care of cancer patients at The Christie

Clinical nurse specialists are an essential part of the team caring for patients at Manchester’s internationally acclaimed cancer centre, The Christie.

A photo of 4 female members of the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team at The Christie accepting their Bionow 2023 Social Impact Award at the Bionow Awards ceremony, with a purple background reading Bionow.

Christie researchers win prestigious social impact award

The Christie has won Bionow’s 2023 Social Impact Award for their redistribution of surplus clinical trial equipment from research teams in the trust to clinics in Africa.

Widnes woman first person in Europe to trial new breast cancer drug

Siobhain Howard is the first person in Europe to trial a new type of hormone therapy at The Christie in Manchester to prevent her breast cancer from coming back.

A photo of Eve Wilson, a former patient at the proton beam therapy centre at The Christie, stands in front of a sign that reads 'Think like a proton. Stay positive."

The Christie celebrates 5th anniversary of the UK’s first high-energy proton beam therapy centre

The team at The Christie are celebrating the 5th birthday of the UK’s first high-energy proton beam therapy centre since it opened its doors in late December 2018.

A photo of Christie patient David Jones-Stanley, his husband James and their 3 sons.

Life after oesophageal cancer: David’s story

David was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in October 2021. He had surgery and went on a clinical trial at The Christie and is now cancer-free.

£6m refurbishment at The Christie at Salford reaches major milestone

A refurbishment of The Christie’s radiotherapy centre in Salford reached a major milestone this week with the arrival of the first of 2 new radiotherapy machines (linear accelerator), with the second arriving in July.

“I survived cancer 5 times, and now I live life to the full”

Natalie Yates-Bolton has had cancer 5 times - she shares her story of how cancer has spurred her on to make the most of life, and how The Christie has cared for her.

Sheffield woman celebrates 6 years of successful experimental bowel cancer treatment

6 years on from her first treatment, Sara Anne Morley's tumours are stable after she was diagnosed with the most advanced kind due to treatment at The Christie.

The Christie pilots blood test to improve melanoma treatment

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester has piloted a blood test in melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, to help determine which treatment to start with, and when to switch.

Great-grandad celebrates 11th anniversary of diagnosis with epic walking challenge

Ralph White was treated for a second cancer in 2021 at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Now, 2 years on, he is taking on a mammoth walking challenge.

News stories archive 2023

Read the press releases, updates and news stories from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust from 2023, including patient stories and staff stories.

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