The Christie Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22

saying they would recommend the hospital to family and friends. The success of our clinicians also continues to be celebrated with many receiving praise regionally and nationally for their work. Elsewhere in this report the awards and accolades we are rightly proud of are celebrated. As a foundation trust, we are accountable to the communities we serve, and as such our public members play an essential part in sharing their opinions, shaping our future and making a vital contribution to how our services are developed. We acknowledge their extremely valuable input. This report looks back on the highlights of the last 12 months but also establishes our plans and aspirations for the year ahead. Whilst there is still much uncertainty about how the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact on The Christie throughout the next 12 months we are as well prepared as possible to make sure patients get the treatment, information and support they need. Without a doubt, the strength of our underlying patient centred culture, highly motivated and compassionate staff, oncology expertise and organisational culture will ensure that we can respond in an agile and effective way to any new demands placed upon us. As we look ahead to 2022/23, we know that there will be further challenges to face, in particular the need to respond to an increase in demand for our services from patients as a continued after effect of the pandemic. We are determined to continue to put patients at the heart of everything we do and do everything possible to provide the best possible treatment and care in the year ahead. We remain focused on innovation and improvement to ensure that all of our services are truly world-class.

hold due to the pandemic. Fortunately, as restrictions were eased in the latter part of the year, some of our events began to be reinstated. We remain incredibly grateful to those who have been able to support us throughout the year, albeit in a way that is different to normal. The Charity has over 50,000 supporters who helped raise £13.2m this year. This year saw the continued growth of our School of Oncology with our team delivering high-quality education and training to students, staff, and the national/international cancer workforce. The Christie School of Oncology is a world class teaching centre, bringing together professional and pre-registration education, plus continuing professional development activities into one structure. During this period, placements for 562 Manchester medical students were delivered. The team continues to thrive in the changed world of virtual training and conferencing with more than 5,000 delegates welcomed virtually. Alongside the School of Oncology, our Christie International arm continues to make progress, offering expertise and education to other cancer Commercial Services to deliver a new hospital in Abuja, Nigeria over the next decade. Clinical and technical expertise alongside education and training will be provided to establish the oncology unit at the hospital, which also specialises in cardiology and haematology. Headed up by clinical lead, Dr Lip Lee the £1.37M project will help further enhance the Trust’s reputation as a world leading cancer centre, provide an opportunity to reinvest in The Christie’s NHS services and further develop staff involved. Everything we achieve at The Christie is only possible because of our staff and their hard work and dedication. We continue to perform well in staff surveys, with the majority of employees centres across the globe. This year, we announced a collaboration with Kings

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