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We are delighted to announce that the first patient will be treated at the UK’s first
@NHSEngland
high energy proton beam therapy centre this month. This is a major milestone in cancer care - patients will benefit hugely from having this national service available in Manchester.
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A very special moment for Mason today - he's one of our first patients to receive proton beam therapy at The Christie. Mason got to ring the bell after 28 sessions in our new centre.
#pbt
#christieprotons
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Mason Kettley is one of our first patients to be treated in our new proton beam therapy centre for a brain tumour. He said: “I’m nervous about what is going to happen, but I’m also excited to start this treatment. I’m so grateful to all the doctors involved in my care."
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Thank you to our friends from
@ManCity
and
@ManCityWomen
for their messages of support 💙
@BernardoCSilva
,
@stephhoughton2
,
@mcfcbuzzer
💙
#ThankYouTeamChristie
#ManCity
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It was brilliant to have the
@ManCity
women's team in earlier this week to visit some of our patients and spread some festive cheer.
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To all our staff, we understand what a difficult and challenging time this is.
We want to say thank you to each and every one of you for all the work that you have done and continue to do 💙
Please reply with your messages of support for our staff 👇
#ThankYouTeamChristie
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All our cancer services will continue as normal on Monday 19 September.
Please attend appointments or treatment unless otherwise informed by Christie staff.
For advice on cancer treatment, side effects and complications please call The Christie Hotline on 0161 446 3658.
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Robert Glynn from Greater Manchester, who had less than 12 months to live is now clear of cancer, and back at work, thanks to a clinical trial at The Christie.
Full story 👉
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A big congratulations to our radiographer team here at The Christie who've won the
@SCoRMembers
North-west radiographer team of the year award 👏🏆
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The Christie at Macclesfield opens tomorrow. 🎉
The new cancer treatment centre will provide care closer to home for more than 1,500 existing Christie patients a year.
Read more about how the centre will transform cancer care in East Cheshire.
👉
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Congratulations to our Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality, Jackie Bird, who has been made Chief Nurse for the North West for NHS England and NHS Improvement 👏
Find out more 👉
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The first UK proton beam therapy clinical trial is taking place at The Christie.
The trial will determine whether the use of proton beam therapy reduces side effects and improves quality of life for patients treated with radiotherapy for throat cancer 👇
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Once again our staff have helped us to be rated OUTSTANDING by
@CareQualityComm
THANK YOU.
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Friends of The Christie
@TheMalonesGB
sending messages of thanks to our staff 💙
@C4Gogglebox
#ThankYouTeamChristie
#Gogglebox
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At 11am today our staff came together to celebrate
#InternationalNursesDay
, clapping to show their support and thanks to our nurses 👏 💙
#ThankYouNurses
#IND2020
@NHSEngland
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The UK’s first
@NHSEngland
high energy proton beam centre here at The Christie treated its first patient last month and our dedicated team is preparing for further patients over the coming weeks.
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Sophie, a leukaemia patient who has fought off cancer three times, is planning her dream wedding after receiving revolutionary CAR-T cell therapy here at The Christie.
Tune in to ITV
@GranadaReports
tonight at 6pm to find out more about her story 📺
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Here at The Christie, we're marking
#InternationalNursesDay
by lighting the heart of The Christie blue 💙
#ThankYouNurses
#IND2020
@NHSEngland
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Huge thanks to
@ManCity
legend
@VincentKompany
for helping to launch our new Christie App. Download it now at
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Proton beam therapy news: Gantry room 1 has now completed installation of the ProBeam machine control software, and the gantry now moves under its own steam. This is a very important milestone. The treatment room is near completion ready for building handover.
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Patients and staff had the opportunity to have their photos taken this morning with three famous silver cups, courtesy of treble-winning Manchester City Football Club. 🏆
The club displayed the cups on a special backdrop which is sure to have featured on many camera rolls.
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Thanks
@gmpolice
my colleague just finished a shift
@TheChristieNHS
and saw this 👏👏
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Tomorrow
@BBCTwo
Horizon will tell the story of “one of the most expensive and ambitious projects
@NHSEngland
has ever undertaken” – developing two high energy proton beam therapy centres at The Christie and
@uclh
.
📺 BBCTwo
🗓 Monday 22nd July
⏰ 9pm
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In these challenging times, it’s those small acts of kindness and events like
#ClapForOurCarers
that show our staff at The Christie how valued they are 👏
#ThankYouNHS
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A Derbyshire dad of four with cancer of the unknown primary (CUP) – a rare cancer with a poor prognosis – is looking forward to a brighter future after taking part in two clinical trials at The Christie.
Read more here
👉
#ClinicalTrials
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To all our staff, we understand what a difficult and challenging time this is.
We want to say thank you to each and every one of you for all the work that you have done and continue to do 💙
#ThankYouTeamChristie
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Congratulations to Dr Heather Williams
@alrightPET
, Consultant Medical Physicist for Nuclear Medicine at The Christie. Dr Williams has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list today for services to diversity and inclusion in science. 👏
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The Christie has been named one of the first European Prostate Cancer Centres of Excellence. 👏
To be given this status, The Christie had to meet a number of criteria across 3 key areas: clinical care, research and education.
Full story 👉
@NHSEngland
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The Christie is now one of the sites for a national trial, designed to test potential treatments for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The RECOVERY trial is a national study which most UK acute trusts are participating in.
Read more 👉
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We are delighted to announce that
@SkyNews
will be broadcasting all day
@TheChristieNHS
this Monday from 6am until 6pm to coincide with
#NHS70
this week. Make sure you tune in to hear from some of our pioneering and dedicated staff and our inspirational patients.
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Christie patient Jo shows us what it’s like to visit the hospital during the pandemic, including some of the safety measures we have in place.
Find out more 👉
#HelpUsHelpYou
@NHSEngland
@NHSNW
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A big thank you to
@CheadleHulmeHS
who generously produced 2,000 visors for our staff here at The Christie.
Thank you to all the pupils and staff involved 💙
@CheadleHulmeHS
Design & Technology staff worked really hard this week producing 2,000
#PPE
visors for
@TheChristieNHS
so it’s lovely to receive a message of thanks today!
#NHS
#WorkingTogether
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Happy
#InternationalNursesDay
. We're marking the day by lighting the heart of The Christie sculpture blue.
#ThankYouNurses
#IND2021
@NHSEngland
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Congratulations to Dr Hanumantha (Rao) Gattamaneni, consultant clinical oncologist at The Christie, who has been shortlisted for The Lifetime Achievement Award at
#NHSParlyAwards
👏
The awards celebrate staff who go above and beyond.
👉
@NHSEngland
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Nine year old Oscar from Dorking is being treated with pioneering proton beam therapy for the next six weeks in Manchester at The Christie.
He's delighted that his beloved pet rabbits, Geoffrey and Cinnamon, are able to stay with him 🐰
Read more 👉
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Two oncologists from The Christie are among those selected as the next generation of leaders in oncology with a top international award. 👏
Dr Sara Valpione and Dr Rebecca Lee were recognised by the European Society for Medical Oncology.
Full story 👉
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Fantastic news as all three treatment gantries in our proton beam therapy centre are now clinical.
This exciting milestone shows how our proton beam therapy service is getting busier as we treat more patients.
Keep up to date 👉
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Chief Executive of
@NHSEngland
Simon Stevens taking a tour of our new high energy Proton Beam Therapy Centre this afternoon. The facility is the first of its
kind in the UK and will open later this year
#PBT
#ChristieProtons
#Expo18NHS
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The Christie condemns the racist abuse following the
#Euro2020Final
.
The Christie and
@MarcusRashford
share the same home town of Withington, making this even more pertinent to us.
We're committed to embracing equality, diversity and inclusion. We stand stronger as equals.
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Delighted to have officially opened our new outpatient department today - a big step forward in patient facilities at The Christie.
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The Christie is celebrating treating 1,000 patients with the pioneering cancer treatment of proton beam therapy.
Adrian Bishop has recently become the 1,000th patient after he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer last year.
👉
@NHSEngland
@NHSNW
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Season's Greetings on behalf of everyone here at The Christie 🎄
We’d like to thank all our patients and staff for your support this year 💙
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💕We did this to boost staff morale. Keep smiling and stay safe💕
@TheChristieNHS
@BBCBreakfast
@BBCTheOneShow
@KathEvans2
@nahpsofficial
#NHSheroes
#NHS
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Here at The Christie we treat more than 44,000 patients a year.
We continue to lead the way in cancer care, research and education and remain committed to helping all those affected by cancer, both now and in the future.
#WorldCancerDay
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Thank you to Ian Taylor, who has donated £4.5m to us here at The Christie to fund head and neck and proton beam therapy cancer research.
This incredibly generous donation from
@TTFF_uk
will make a real difference.
Read more 👉
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Christie patient Karen is set to become the first in the world to be entirely treated for cervical cancer using a state-of-art radiotherapy treatment.
She will be treated using the MR-linac as part of a worldwide radiotherapy trial.
Read more 👉
@Elekta
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YouTuber Gracie was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour and after surgery, came to The Christie for proton beam therapy.
She decided to make a video showing other proton beam patients what the experience was like.
Watch her video 📽👉
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Congratulations to our research radiographers who won a Greater Manchester Health and Care Award last night. 🥳
They were recognised for transforming how their research is delivered.
🧵1/3
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Happy 70th birthday NHS! Today The Christie would like to nominate our patients as our
#ChristieHeroes
. To everyone who has walked through our doors for treatment over the past 70 years, you are our true heroes.
#NHS70
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Messages of thanks to our staff from our friends
@FayRipley
,
@Rowetta
,
@TonysTrials
and
@justinmoorhouse
💙
Please reply with your messages of support 👇
#ThankYouTeamChristie
💙
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A research team at The Christie has made a ground-breaking discovery that is expected to have a significant impact on prognosis and treatment for cancer patients.
Read more 👉
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Planners at Cheshire East Council have given permission for a state of the art new cancer centre to be built in the grounds of Macclesfield District General Hospital.
The Christie at Macclesfield will transform cancer care in East Cheshire.
Read more 👉
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Our proton beam therapy team have been decorating pandas and rainbows with the children for our waiting area 🐼 🌈
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Teenager Ryan Scutt, who was told he had cancer on his 15th birthday, is celebrating the end of his proton beam therapy after becoming the 2,000th person in the UK to benefit from this pioneering NHS treatment.
Read Ryan's story 👉
@NHSEngland
@NHSNW
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Patients, staff and visitors are welcome to attend from 11am in the Oak Road area.
The
@ManCity
legends will be signing memorabilia or shirts and the club’s record trophy haul from the past two seasons will be on display for photos 🏆 📸
Manchester City legends will be visiting The Christie in memory of the Club’s life president, Bernard Halford.
Colin Bell will be presenting a fundraising cheque to his son Dr Jon Bell, a consultant at
@TheChristieNHS
.
📅 14 February, 11am
📍 Oak Road main entrance
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The first experts are moving into a new £150m cancer research centre at
#TheChristie
They'll improve outcomes for patients by doubling the number of people taking part in clinical trials by 2030.
More on our website
👉
@MCRCnews
@CR_UK
@OfficialUoM
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The new Christie at Macclesfield centre will be welcoming their first radiotherapy patients today.
Here's a little preview of the site, see the difference it will make to thousands of Christie patents.
For the full video visit our website.
👉
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Today Bob Berry from
#Stockport
rang the bell to signify the end of his treatment at
#TheChristie
.
Bob was given just months to live whilst being treated for lung cancer but after a
#ClinicalTrial
at The Christie is now cancer free.
Take a look at Bob's story 👇
Bob, who was offered the opportunity to take part in a world-first drug trial, is marking almost five years since he was declared free of cancer.
“I was given 12–18 months to live but I have more than exceeded that and I feel incredibly grateful."
👉
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Congratulations to Michelle Davies who has been shortlisted in the
@Nursingtimes
awards for Nurse of the Year! 👏
Michelle is our Advanced Nurse Practitioner who works for the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility. Good luck Michelle 🤞
#NTAwards
⭐️
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Fantastic news as Manchester scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost to pioneer new radiotherapy technologies and techniques.
We’re proud to be a partner and to have helped secure this funding.
Read more 👉
#TeamScience
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The Christie at Macclesfield is open. 🎉
The new centre will bring together essential cancer services into one purpose-built building, providing care closer to home for thousands.
👉
Keep an eye on our social channels for updates throughout the day.
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The Christie has been named the top place for ward food in a patient-led assessment of care settings across the UK. 👏
The Trust scored highly in all other categories, including cleanliness, privacy and general maintenance.
More on our website 👇
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A big thank you to the
@ManUtd
players who visited our teenage and young adult unit and haematology and transplant inpatient unit today as part of a surprise Christmas visit 🎄
#MUFC
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Proton beam therapy update: We are now commissioning the energy selection system. This gives us different energies of proton beam for clinical treatment. We’re doing this by inserting a water tank into the beam line and measuring the beam energy
#christieprotons
#pbt
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Season's Greetings from everyone here at The Christie. 🎄
We'd like to thank all our patients and amazing staff for your support this year. 💙
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A big thank you to...
@innocent
for delivering 2,000 smoothies for our staff
and
@marksandspencer
in Glossop for dropping off Easter treats for our clinical research team.
Thank you 💙
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Robert Glynn from Manchester was given a year to live after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, but he is now disease-free thanks to a clinical trial at The Christie.
Read Robert's story 👇
Man given a year to live now cancer-free after immunotherapy trial
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The Christie has recruited its first patient to a clinical trial which is investigating a new technique to treat cancer patients with solid tumours, using the body’s own T cells that are genetically modified to fight the cancer.
Read more 👉
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To all our staff at The Christie, thank you for all your amazing work this year. 👏
You have all gone above and beyond for our patients in 2021 in the face of unprecedented challenges brought about by the ongoing response to COVID-19.
We cannot thank you enough. 💙
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The first experiments are now taking place in the new Paterson cancer research centre at
#TheChristie
. 🔬
🧵1/5
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The Christie has been selected as one of only two sites in the UK to offer an NHS high energy proton beam therapy service. Proton beam therapy is a specialist form of radiotherapy that targets certain cancers very precisely.
#WorldCancerDay
04 Feb
#WeCanICan
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A special thanks to...
🛁
@LushLtd
for sending products to our proton beam therapy team
🍕
@PapaJohns
for delivering pizza to our wards
📱
@BarryBennettLtd
for providing 16 new iPads to our teenage and young adult unit
We're so grateful for everyone's kind donations 💙
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The team at The Christie at Macclesfield are in place to welcome patients to the new cancer treatment centre.
Staff from a wide range of clinical and non-clinical functions will be helping treat thousands of Christie patients each year.
Read more 👉
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A huge thank you to all of our dedicated staff for their hard work in 2019 💙
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Since the coronavirus pandemic started, fewer patients are using the NHS for essential services. The NHS is working hard to ensure people can get cancer checks and treatment safely.
Hear how we’re working hard to give patients the care they need.
#HelpUsHelpYou
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Boy with rare brain tumour to be treated at new NHS £125m centre -
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The cyclotron for our proton beam therapy centre will be lifted into position tomorrow
#pbc
#christieprotons
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Over in our proton beam therapy centre our little patients and radiographers have been busy decorating for
#Christmas
🎄❄️
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christie supporter Bill Turnbull.
He supported The Christie on many occasions, presenting staff awards, attending charity events and sending messages of support during difficult times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. 👇
Thank you Bill. 💙
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Spring has well and truly sprung at The Christie. 🌻
Our garden can be found at the heart of the hospital. It's a lovely, calming space for everyone to enjoy.
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Wednesday 26 April is Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day.
To celebrate, lung cancer patient Julie Colville shares how much she values her relationship with Marie Eaton, her Christie nurse.
Read more on our website.
👉
#NationalCancerCNSDay
#Nursing
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christie patient Sarah Harding.
Our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.
Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women between 30-50 years old.
Sarah Harding's consultant Dr Sacha Howell explains some of the preventative approaches doctors can take when it comes to the disease.
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Congratulations to Christine Outram, Chair of The Christie board of directors, who has been awarded an
#MBE
in the Queen’s Birthday honours list today 👏
The award is recognition for Chris’s huge contribution to the NHS over more than three decades.
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Several of the paediatric areas in our proton beam therapy centre have recently come to life!🐒🐘🐙
The new animals have added lots of colour and friendly faces to the walls.
Find out more 👉
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Following on from last week’s
@BBCTwo
Horizon episode, we’re pleased to say Mason is doing well and will be back at school in September.
Missed the programme? Catch up 👉
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The NHS has invested in two hugely ambitious construction projects.
At 9pm on Monday,
@BBCTwo
Horizon will tell the story of the challenges faced and how they were overcome to provide proton beam therapy here at The Christie and
@uclh
.
@NHSEngland
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More messages of thanks to our staff from our friends
@juliehes
,
@JohnnyThomson2
,
@sallydynevor
and
@nataliejamieson
💙
Will you be taking part in
#ClapForCarers
this evening? 👏
#ThankYouTeamChristie
💙
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Last year, nearly 8,000 patients received almost 93,000 radiotherapy treatment sessions here at
#TheChristie
This wouldn't be possible without our fantastic team of radiographers. Thank you for everything you do for patients. 💙 👏 👏
#WoldRadiographyDay
#Radiotherapy
Happy world radiography day to an outstanding team
@TheChristieNHS
hope you liked your cards the kids made you!
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Three prominent cancer researchers from The Christie have been given prestigious Senior Investigator status by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. 👏
Full story 👉
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A survey from business magazine
@Newsweek
has named The Christie as one of the world’s top specialist hospitals.
This news comes as part of Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2019 report. Read more 👉
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Last month we shared how
@GranadaReports
met our youngest proton beam patient to date, Teddy, who is 19 months old.
Today we're pleased to share that Teddy rang the bell to mark the end of his treatment here at The Christie.
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In May we shared how Gail, who has a one in a million cancer, had started life-saving treatment at our proton beam therapy centre.
This month she was delighted to ring the bell to mark the end of her treatment here at The Christie 🔔
Read her story 👉
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This
#WorldCancerDay
we're looking to the future.
In 2018,
@OfficialUoM
,
@CR_UK
and The Christie, announced plans for a world-class research facility, due to be completed in 2022.
Take a look at the amazing progress over the last year.
More info 👉
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Dr Natalie Cook has been awarded a prestigious advanced fellowship by
@NIHRresearch
and
@RosetreesT
.
The £730,000 award will fund an ambitious programme of research into cancer of unknown primary.
More
👉
#CancerResearch
#CancerOfUknownPrimary
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