Staff testimonials

Strike action between Monday 2 October to Thursday 5 October 2023

Consultants and junior doctors at The Christie will both strike between 7am on Monday 2 October to 7am on Thursday 5 October 2023. Both consultants and junior doctors will still provide emergency care during their strikes.

We are proactively contacting patients with appointments that may be affected by this strike. If you have an appointment at the Trust on any of these dates, please continue to come to The Christie and our other centres as planned unless we contact you to tell you otherwise. There may be longer waits than usual in clinics during this time.

Please do not call to check if your appointment is still going ahead.

"The Christie has several diversity networks... it’s really important for me to know that I’m working somewhere that is diverse and inclusive."

Amelia Cargo, communications officer

"Seeing the difference a clinical trial drug can make to a patient reaffirmed the reason why I wanted to be a clinical research nurse."

Elaine Blowers, former divisional lead research nurse

"I have found through experience that the nursing team around us are our greatest teachers... every person across the team offers support and different perspectives."

Clare Barnes, trainee nursing associate

"I have worked at The Christie as a nurse for more than 34 years... patients really have been at the centre of everything we've ever done."

Gillian Goodwin, quality improvement nurse