The Christie Impact Report 2023-24

WELCOME to our Impact Report for 2023/2024. This is our opportunity to share with you why The Christie Charity exists, what we want to achieve, what we are doing to meet these goals, and ultimately the difference we have made to patients and their families lives.

The conversion to independent status outside the NHS is an administrative process and we continue to solely support The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and its patients providing enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds in four main areas: research, care and treatment, education and extra patient services. Although the cost-of-living crisis has undoubtedly had an impact on charitable giving, we are delighted to report that thanks to the unwavering commitment and generosity of our loyal supporters, we raised a fantastic £17.4 million this year. We value each and every donation, however large or small and appreciate all the different ways individuals and organisations support us, whether that be with their time, talent or treasure. On behalf of Christie patients, their families and the staff at the hospital, we thank each and every one of our supporters for helping us fund life-changing and life-saving projects both now and in the future. We will always be grateful for your support.

The Christie is a specialist cancer centre in Manchester and has more than 120 years expertise in cancer care, research and education. It is the largest provider of radiotherapy in the NHS and is home to the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK. Every day patients entrust their lives to our clinical colleagues, and they deserve the very best. That’s why patients are at the heart of everything we do and why The Christie Charity works tirelessly to support the hospital to ensure Christie patients and their families receive the very best care and treatment and access to the very latest research. 2023/24 was a notable year for The Christie Charity as we gained independent status of the NHS. As such we now have self-governing decision-making, including the management of our own governance structure and the appointment of independent trustees.

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