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Another prestigious medal for Tim In November Professor Tim Illidge was awarded the Skegg medal by the Royal College of Radiologist (RCR) and gave the medal lecture at Central Westminster Hall at the RCR graduation in front of a large audience. He received it from the RCR’s President, Dr Nicola Strickland. Tim has previously been awarded the RCR gold medal, the highest honour the college endows for outstanding contribution. He is one of only 10 oncologists to receive it since 1961, the other being the other being Professor Ralston Paterson in 1966. Earlier this year he also became the first oncologist at The Christie to be awarded a Senior NIHR award, the only oncologist in the UK to be given one in 2019, and one of only 20 clinicians in the UK to be awarded one, joining a national faculty of 200.

Highest honour: Professor Tim Illidge receives his award

Team of the year Well done to the team in our proton beam therapy unit who have recently been named as radiography team of the year by the North West Region Society of Radiographers.

Giving skin cancer expertise in Brussels Skin cancer experts from The Christie hosted a course dedicated to multidisciplinary management of non-melanoma skin cancer in November. For the second year, The Christie was represented by Dr Agata Rembielak, clinical oncology consultant and the course director, Mr Damir Kosutic, consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Judy Harker, former Christie tissue viability nurse and radiographer Maria Vassiliou. The course was met with great interest from the international audience from 15 different countries, including Europe, USA, South Korea and Indonesia. One of the biggest highlights of the course was interactive case discussions, during which participants had the opportunity to present their own challenging cases and share examples of good practice from their places of work.

A sweet treat It was cake all round when Jane Haigh, a sister on the teenage and young adult unit, was given a Martyn Smile Cake to thank her for all she does to support young people. She was nominated by colleagues on the TYA for 30 years of dedicated service. Martyn Smile Cakes are donated on a monthly basis to a deserving cause in memory of Martyn Hett who lost his life in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.

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