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The Christie Colleague Annual Awards 2024

Following nominations, shortlisting and judging, the results of the 2024 Christie Colleague Awards were announced on Thursday 10 October 2024.

The Christie is part of new multi-million-pound immunotherapy platform

The Christie is part of a nationwide team of universities, hospitals and industry partners launching a new platform to understand immunotherapy response and side effects in cancer.

New supportive oncology service launched at The Christie

The supportive oncology service aims to support around 2,000 of The Christie's 60,000 patients each year who have complex problems requiring specialist interventions.

Largest lung cancer clinical trial starts to recruit patients at The Christie

The world’s largest clinical trial using radiotherapy for metastatic lung cancer patients has opened for recruitment, sponsored by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester and managed by Southampton Clinical Trials Unit.

2 trials help mum with metastatic breast cancer on road to recovery

A mum of 2 from Altrincham in Greater Manchester with breast cancer has seen her tumours decrease by 65% thanks to research at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial

The frontman for internationally-acclaimed rock band, The Alarm, who was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive blood cancer earlier this year, has seen his cancer melt away after taking a new combination of blood cancer drugs being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

Des has chemo in his shed thanks to pioneering at home service from The Christie

A retired headteacher can have immunotherapy treatment in his garden shed, thanks to a pioneering service provided by Manchester's internationally acclaimed cancer centre, The Christie.

The Christie celebrates the fifth anniversary of symptom monitoring service

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the fifth year of its electronic patient-recorded outcome measures (ePROMs) service, MyChristie-MyHealth.

Memorial tree planted at The Christie for workers who have died by suicide

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.