The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

Professor Christopher Harrison Executive Medical Director (strategy) Chris was appointed as executive medical director from 1st February 2016 and combined this role with that of National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England, a post he held until September 2018. Chris holds an honorary clinical professor position at the Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre and continues to hold an honorary professor position at Imperial College, London Chris was the medical director and responsible officer at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust from 2013 until 2016 during which period he was also the vice chairman of the London Clinical Senate. As medical director he was responsible for all aspects of the clinical strategy, clinical governance and medical professional leadership for a London teaching hospital with over 1000 doctors. He was also the executive director with responsibility for research and medical education. Before moving to London, Chris was medical director at The Christie between 2005 and 2013. During this time he led the work leading to the development of the networked radiotherapy satellite facilities in Salford and Oldham and established the long term clinical strategy for the Christie. He established Manchester Cancer an integrated cancer system which has since evolved into the Greater Manchester Cancer programme and designated as part of the national cancer vanguard. Between 2010 and 2012 he was seconded part time to NHS London to lead the development of cancer services across the capital, establishing the arrangements for the

Fiona Noden Chief Operating Officer

Fiona was appointed Chief Operating Officer from 1st August 2015. She was previously Director of Operations & Performance at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, where she was part of the team that collected the HSJ Award for staff engagement in November 2013, and one of the executive management team at WWL that received the HSJ Award for ‘Best Provider Trust of the Year’ in November 2014. Prior to this, she was the deputy director of operations, Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, and the director of operations - diagnostics and clinical support services, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. Fiona qualified as a radiographer and has held a variety of clinical radiography posts before moving into operational management. Fiona is responsible for the performance and the delivery of clinical services at the Trust. Fiona is passionate about service improvement, staff development and whole system working to improve patient outcomes and experience. Fiona is also a Director of The Christie Clinic LLP and The Christie Pathology Partnership.

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