Staff stories

"I wanted a career where I was able to help people whilst combining science and working with advanced complex technology, so radiotherapy seemed like the perfect choice.”

“A cancer diagnosis can take over absolutely everything, and what counselling can do is help patients to get to a place where cancer is one part of their lives, not their whole life."

"My number one aim with everything I do is to make sure that my colleagues can flourish and provide the best care for our patients."

“Berni and I are committed to making sure each wedding goes ahead, even if that means we have to stay late or come in on the weekend.”

“Getting to know patients was the thing I loved about being a porter... I got to know one woman particularly well – she even said that I was her personal porter."

“My focus is on purposeful engagement – from arts and crafts to relaxation exercises or just sitting and talking. Whatever is meaningful for the patient in that moment.”

"Someone recently told me that drugs she’s been having as part of a trial have been keeping her alive for years. Hearing things like that is why I do what I do.” 

Meera Patel is a surgical trainee at The Christie and was the first person to benefit from our new Doctors’ Academy Travelling Fellowship, spending 3 weeks at 2 hospitals in Sri Lanka.

"My job allows me to combine two of the things I love – photography and science. What I do is quite niche, so patients can be quite curious about it. Chatting about it can help put them at ease."