The Christie we care, we discover, we teach
Mary McLaughlin Corporate Fundraising Officer The Christie Charity
The Christie – an overview •
The Christie opened in 1901 and is now one of Europe’s leading cancer centres and the largest single-site centres in Europe
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Based in Withington
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We also deliver Christie treatment at Oldham, Salford, Wigan and via our mobile chemotherapy unit
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44,000 patients each year
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Patients from Manchester, Northwest and rest of UK
The Christie charity – an overview •
Provides enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds
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One of the largest hospital charities in the UK with over 30,000 supporters
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Raise between £13 and £14 million each year
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Over 1,000 community events, almost 450 corporate fundraisers, more than 11,000 people tackled a charity sporting challenge
The Christie Charity - Funding Themes
• Care and Treatment • Research • Education • Extra Support
Recent projects Teenage and Young Adult (TYA)Unit
Recent projects Mobile Chemotherapy Unit
What’s next? Integrated Procedures Unit
Proton Beam Therapy Research Space
Bringing key services together under one roof to: Decrease waiting times Get patients home to their families sooner Increase patient dignity
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Latest form of radiotherapy Incredibly precise Reduces negative sideeffects of treatment Increases effectiveness leading to better outcomes Funding a research space to further improve this cutting edge treatment. World-wide influence
So……How could you help?
Thank you