The Christie NHS Trust is one of the UK’s biggest cancer research and treatment centres, serving over three million people across Greater Manchester and Cheshire with a quarter of patients being referred from across the country. Operating with 2,500 staff, 300 volunteers and 30,000 public members they are one of the largest hospital charities in the UK. The institute is funded by Cancer Research UK, which spends about £22m a year on research in Manchester
The Christie was named, by the National Institute for Health Research, as one of the best hospitals providing patients the opportunity to take part in clinical research studies due to having over 550 active clinical trials.
In April 2017 the Hospital’s Patterson building was devastated by fire which remained undiscovered for about 30 minutes, enabling it to rage through much of the building and destroy a large quantity of specialist laboratory equipment as well as years’ worth of valuable medical research.
