Charity Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

What we have achieved

To commit funds to provide patient services and care beyond that which would be affordable under NHS tariffs Over the past two years, The Christie has been testing the potential for the development of a local phlebotomy service to enable our patients to have routine blood tests closer to where they live. Following a pilot, we are now expanding this service and Manchester and Cheshire to reduce the need for our patients to travel long distances to The Christie in Withington for blood tests. Christie patients require a routine blood test before having outpatient Systemic Anti Cancer Therapies (SACT), and also as part of clinical reviews and follow ups. With a blood test on one day and a treatment appointment on another, this could mean a patient has to visit The Christie twice a week during their treatment. We are improving the patient experience by creating new permanent phlebotomy clinics around Greater Manchester and Cheshire. The SACT team currently provides local treatment to patients at six other hospitals, hospices, and GP surgeries. Feedback from these patients is excellent, and most would much prefer to receive all their treatment closer to home. We are providing a much creating permanent local Christie phlebotomy clinics around Greater

This year our supporters have raised an incredible £13.2million. This is particularly encouraging considering we could only commence our event activities halfway through the year when COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed. It is thanks to the loyalty of our supporters that The Christie charity was able to raise this huge amount of money. We tightly managed our costs and we are proud to say that 82p in every pound raised will go directly to benefit cancer patients and their families. By raising this money and through careful management of our existing funds, The Christie Charitable Fund has been able to commit funds to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in line with the charity’s aims and objectives. The following provides a few examples of these activities:

larger network of phlebotomy clinics across Greater Manchester and Cheshire for all patients to access, no matter where they live or where they are having their treatment. A local Christie service will provide a skilled, efficient, and high-quality offering that is more convenient for our patients. Over the next three years we have committed to raise just over £797,727 for this service. To ensure that Christie patients are served by the highest calibre staff by committing funds to enhance the education and development of Christie staff and develop The Christie as a place of learning Every year, through our charity grant to the hospital, we support the professional workforce development team and the technology enhanced learning team. Both teams are key to ensuring all members of the workforce have access to the highest levels of education. We also support the Kostoris library and education centre. The library and knowledge service offers a range of services to all staff at The Christie. The library continues to be a highly regarded presence across Greater Manchester, leading on important projects which widen access to resources for all healthcare professionals across the area.

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