Macclesfield Case for Support

The Christie at Macclesfield

40,000 Providing care closer to home for more than 40,000 patient appointments every year.

A new Christie cancer centre for East Cheshire ne Christie ca cer ce tre for Macclesfield and the surrounding areas The Christie charity has launched a major new fundraising appeal to raise £23 million to build a new Christie cancer centre in Macclesfield. The Christie charity is launching a major new fundraising appeal to raise £20 million to build a new cancer centre in the heart of East Cheshire.

The new Christie cancer centre will be based at Macclesfield District General Hospital in a purpose built unit and will provide Christie cancer care closer to home for more than 40,000 patient visits every year. The new centre will transform cancer care in East The new Christie cancer centre will be based at Macclesfield General Hospital in a purpose built unit and will provide Christie cancer care closer to home for more than 1500 patients attending up to 40,000 appointments every year. The new centre will transform cancer

Cheshire, providing local specialist access to radiotherapy, chemotherapy – and for the first time, clinical trials, meaning patients in East Cheshire will be among the first in the country to access new treatments as they become available. care, providing local specialist access to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and a wider range of clinical trials than at present, giving more patients access to new treatments as they become available.

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Whilst a small amount of chemotherapy is currently available in Macclesfield, many patients, including all those having radiotherapy, currently have to travel to The Christie in Withington, South Manchester, for the majority of their appointments. For those who live furthest away, this can mean hours spent travelling each day at a time when patients and their families are already very distressed. For radiotherapy in particular, patients may have to attend for treatment on a daily basis for up to six weeks. The new centre will give patients the option to have the highest standards of Christie care but closer to their homes than ever before. The Christie at Macclesfield will bring together essential cancer services into one purpose built unit, delivering radiotherapy, chemotherapy, clinical trials, holistic support such as complementary therapies, counselling and information services, outpatient care, palliative care and support services. Work on the new centre is expected to start in 2020 with the aim of opening by the end of 2021.

We need your help The total cost of this project is just over £26 million. The Christie charity is aiming to raise £23 million of this target.

With your help patients will no longer have to face long and tiring journeys to and from their cancer treatment.

£23 MILLION

Both myself and my wife have had radiotherapy at The Christie for our cancers. We know exactly how gruelling it can be to not only go through daily radiotherapy every day for five weeks, but to have the added stress of long journeys to and fromManchester. It makes it almost unbearable. Being able to have treatment closer to home will make a huge difference to patients in the future.” Keith Oldham, Congleton

One of our key aims is to give patients the option to have Christie care closer to home to enhance their patient experience during treatment, whilst still ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes. Care closer to home

The average patient in East Cheshire currently spends over 90 hours travelling to The Christie

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during a six week course of treatment.

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Helping Christie patients in Cheshire and beyond The centre will take Christie patients from

The Christie at Macclesfield will treat patients who would have otherwise had to travel to The Christie for radiotherapy from areas of Cheshire, North Staffordshire, and the High Peak of Derbyshire. It will also provide a selection of other Christie services such as chemotherapy and clinical trials where clinically appropriate. * Expert Christie staff and facilities will provide: • Local radiotherapy for the majority of patients living in Macclesfield and the surrounding areas • Relocation and expansion of our existing chemotherapy outreach service at Macclesfield District General to provide a much improved, more modern, spacious and coordinated facility • The opportunity to provide a wider range of clinical trials than are currently available • Appropriate patient waiting space and private consultation rooms • Holistic support such as counselling, complementary therapies and information services • Palliative care and support services Thousands of patients every year already benefit from our commitment to provide local specialist cancer care through our radiotherapy centres in Salford and Oldham, as well as our ever-growing community chemotherapy services.

Manchester

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Fewer patients will have to commute more than the 45 minutes national guidance travel time each way for their daily radiotherapy. This will be a huge benefit to those who do not have access to transport or find travelling longer distances challenging.

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areas of Cheshire, North Staffordshire and the High Peak area of Derbyshire.

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I was so lucky to be able to have my treatment at Salford as it was so much nearer to my home in Wigan and meant I didn’t have to travel intoManchester every day. Another Christie centre in Cheshire is wonderful news

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*Average return journey to The Christie

for patients who will be able to benefit in the same way I did.”

I have met patients who spend the whole day, for weeks at a time, getting to and from The Christie. Imagine that when you’re feeling sick, tired and exhausted. I am very proud to be involved with this brand new centre because I firmly believe everybody should have access to the best cancer treatment, regardless of where they live.” Dr Andrew Sykes, Director of Clinical Oncology at The Christie

Polly Bamber - A patient treated at our radiotherapy centre in Salford.

*Some rarer and more complex cancers will still be treated at our main site in Withington.

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Craig Reid Father of two, Craig Reid from Lyme Green in Macclesfield, was just 30 years old when he was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin lymphoma and given the devastating news that he had just a 40% chance of survival. He says: “It was a huge shock as I thought it was just tonsillitis. I was told I had stage four cancer in my spleen and neck. I had to come to terms with the very real possibility that I might never see my children grow up.” Craig underwent chemotherapy and took part in a clinical trial at The Christie in Withington and responded very well. He is now fit and healthy and back at work. He says: “I was willing to make the journey from Macclesfield to Withington to receive my treatment as I wanted the reassurance I was getting the very best treatment, and that’s what The Christie gave me. But there’s no denying that having a centre at Macclesfield will make such a difference for local patients. Having the Christie resources and expertise in East Cheshire will be a huge bonus and will mean patients can focus all their energies on their treatment and not have the added stress and worry of long travel times.”

Gemma Ellis Gemma, 36, from Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire, was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2017. She had six cycles of chemotherapy at The Christie in Withington, followed by surgery at Stepping Hill hospital, and then a further 15 sessions of radiotherapy at The Christie over a four week period. A year later, in February 2018, she found out she had developed secondary breast cancer. She is now on an ongoing course of hormone treatment including trastuzumab (Herceptin). She receives this treatment at one of the local Christie clinics in New Mills, Derbyshire. Now retired from her previous job as an NHS discharge co-coordinator in Bakewell, Derbyshire, Gemma is married to husband Ben and they have two girls, Ruby aged 9 and Scarlett 7. “The standard of care from The Christie has been exceptional,” she said. “I knew I was in the best place for my treatment, but having to travel so far was very disruptive. It meant I was not able to get home in time for school runs and was having to ring people to ask them to collect Ruby and Scarlett, which was stressful for me and unsettling for them. “A Christie cancer centre in Macclesfield would have made a huge difference to me and my family. I’m delighted that the new centre in Macclesfield will also offer clinical trials as I know that so many patients now benefit from them.”

“I knew I was in the best place for my treatment, but having to travel so far was very disruptive.”

“There is no denying that having a centre at Macclesfield will make such a difference for local patients.”

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How you can help

About The Christie The Christie opened more than 110 years ago and is now one of the largest cancer centres in Europe, treating more than 44,000 patients each year. As part of the NHS we provide life-saving and life-changing cancer treatments including specialist radiotherapy in one of the world’s largest radiotherapy departments, chemotherapy in the UK’s largest chemotherapy unit; and highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancers. The Christie is also a major centre in the UK for vital cancer research, delivering world-first breakthroughs for over 100 years. One is seven Christie patients participate in research studies and around 650 clinical trials may be taking place at any one time. The Christie charity helps us provide enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds. With more than 50,000 active supporters, our charity is vital in our quest to improve cancer treatment and research for all our patients.

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Fundraise within your workplace Become a corporate partner of The Christie. Whatever the size or sector of your company we can help to create an innovative and mutually beneficial partnership, which will engage your staff and inspire your business. Whether you are looking to engage a large workforce or make a company donation we can help.

Make a personal gift Are you inspired by this project and the difference it’s going to make to our patients? If the answer is yes, we are able to provide you with further information in regards to making a personal gift and pledge towards this project.

Community spirit Are you part of a local community group in East Cheshire or do you raise funds personally in your local area? If so we would love to hear from you. Our community team at The Christie can help you organise and execute your fundraising activity and ideas in the region.

Pledge a gift in your Will Gifts in Wills have played an important role in our history. The Christie hospital opened its doors in 1901 with the support of a gift left in a Will. If you wish to pledge your support to The Christie in this way then please get in touch. If you require further information on this project or how you can get involved, please get in touch with the charity team on 0161 446 3988. Alternatively you can email fundraising@christie.nhs.uk or visit www.christies.org/macclesfield

Take part in an event The Christie has a large range of events which take place throughout the year. Whether you’re a keen runner, cyclist, walker or swimmer, we will have an event to suit you! Read the Macclesfield Express Our friends at the Macclesfield Express cover our fundraising activities regularly and are always keen to hear about your charity challenges. Please email macclesfieldexpress@menmedia.co.uk

Support our radio campaign with Silk 106.9 Listen out for our fundraising campaign on Silk 106.9 and find out how you can take part in activities and fundraising in your community to help this centre become a reality.

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Would you like to support the work of The Christie charity?

The Christie Charity Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX www.christies.org fundraising@christie.nhs.uk 0161 446 3988

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