We are The Christie magazine March 2025 Staff edition

Around the Trust

Around the Trust

Christie at Macclesfield turns three Patients from Cheshire are benefiting from trailblazing developments at The Christie at Macclesfield as it marks its third anniversary. Last year, more patients than ever used the centre (over 49,000), and staff increased from 55 to 85. Centre manager, Dan Holt, said: "We deliver life-saving treatment closer to home and have introduced complex treatments, previously only available at the Withington site, like stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for all cancers." Barrie Goodwin (pictured top left), a retired lorry driver from Chapel-en-le-Frith, had SABR for lung cancer. Other developments at Macclesfield include: • concurrent chemoradiotherapy for patients with gynaecological and colorectal tumours • a growing team of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) supporting patients locally • upskilling staff such as healthcare support worker Elaine Barber, who assists radiographers in making immobilisation masks • p harmacy staff supporting breast cancer patients to cope with the side-effects of immunotherapy and supporting clinical research • support from the Senior Adult Oncology Team for frail patients with multiple myeloma • a new blood test room catering for 60 patients a day. The £26m Christie at Macclesfield benefited from £23m of funding from The Christie Charity. Bloods closer to home opens inWigan Christie patients from the Wigan area can now get their blood tests done closer to home as part of the ‘bloods closer to home’ initiative. Wigan is the tenth in the network of local blood test clinics set up by The Christie. The service aims to make pre-treatment tests more convenient and less time-consuming for our patients who are a little further away from the Withington site. Appointments are available at the Thomas Linacre Centre, on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 9.15am. Book online or call 0161 918 7654. Other ‘bloods closer to home' clinics are located at Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, Bolton Hospice, Bury Hospice, Dr Kershaw's Hospice (Royton), St Anne's Hospice (Cheadle), St Anne's Hospice (Little Hulton), St Luke's Hospice (Winsford), Tameside Hospital (Ashton-under-Lyne),

Giving back – radiographers support Oldham foodbank Senior radiographers, Emma Karle and Gamu Maboreke, recently organised a department- wide collection for Oldham foodbank. The Christie at Oldham team has been running these collections for several years in a show of support for the local community. The donations to Oldham foodbank are usually made at Christmas, Easter and around Harvest Festival. Julie Davies, Lead Radiographer at Oldham, said: “We receive so much support from our community and this is our way of saying "thank you" and giving back in a way other than treatment. I am so proud of the staff who always support patients and families, but also continually think of others in need.”

World Cancer Day with Christie International

World Cancer Day in February was marked with a giant map displayed in our engagement area, highlighting where we are involved in projects and partnerships overseas. Such initiatives help to address inequalities in cancer care globally, but also benefit The Christie, developing our staff and helping to achieve equitable outcomes for our multi-ethnic patients. Staff representing Christie International, were on hand to point out where they are collaborating on projects as far afield as Australia, India, Kenya and Nigeria and to share their experiences. To learn more visit christie.nhs/international and follow us on X @TheChristieIntl

Education at The Christie 2025 is becoming an exciting year of transformation for our Christie Institute for Cancer Education – recently launching a brand refresh and bringing a new strategy to life. Rachel Ryan, Marketing and Communications Manager, said: “It’s great to showcase all the exciting work we’ve been doing to develop our EDI strategy, our widening participation and our educational product portfolio across digital, face-to-face and clinical learning. Our new identity and mission will position us in great stead throughout the year to bring world-leading cancer education to our colleagues at The Trust and beyond”. Visit christie.nhs.uk/education to learn more about The Christie Institute for Cancer Education.

and The Christie at Macclesfield. Patients will be told by their clinical team when to have their blood tested before any treatments or appointments. The service is funded by The Christie Charity.

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