The Christie charity Impact Report 2021-22

More support for our younger patients Cancer treatment can often have a lasting and devastating impact on younger patients, affecting them psychologically as well as physically. At the Christie, we recognise the need the treat the whole patient and a new project for this year is the development of a psychological support service for Teenage and Young adult (TYA) patients, aged 16-24 years of age, who are receiving treatment at our TYA centre.

Education for our team As part of our drive to provide the very best care, the continuing professional development of all our staff is vital, and so 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. The Christie charity also supports the Kostoris library & education centre – an important resource to enable our team to focus on education. The library and knowledge service offers a range of services to all staff at The Christie and is a highly regarded presence across Greater Manchester, leading on important projects which widen access to resources for all health care professionals across the area.

ALL TYA PATIENTS WOULD HAVE RAPID ACCESS TO A SPECIALIST PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE

By establishing a more comprehensive psychology service for these patients it would enable patients to access a higher level of psychology support on site which is currently only delivered through community services. All TYA patients would have rapid access to a specialist psychology service, boosting the supportive care we offer to young people.

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