Chinwag

The Christie Private Care

 Innovative NHS and private  partnership between The Christie  and The Christie Private Care  benefits all 

As medical adviser of The Christie Private Care, part of HCA Healthcare UK, and prior director of clinical oncology at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, I’m really proud of the joint venture and collaboration between HCA Healthcare UK and The Christie, which commenced in June 2010.

to every patient, by providing access to innovative cancer treatments under the care of leading

expert consultants, the vast majority of who, like myself, practice at The Christie as well. The partnership with the Trust allows The Christie Private Care to offer a unique environment for private patients where the sole focus is cancer care. “The Christie Private Care has a proven track record of introducing novel therapies into clinical practice within The Christie, prior to NHS funding, allowing expertise to be achieved and patient pathways developed. “The NHS and private partnership also provides significant additional financial resources for the Trust. Around £25 million in income has been generated over the last six years, which allows the trust to reinvest and develop services, ultimately benefiting NHS patients. “Additionally, as The Christie Private Care’s patients have access to alternative funding streams, such as medical insurance or can self-pay, they also help to relieve patient pressures placed upon the NHS within a climate of increasing demand, an ageing population, and limited funding. “The NHS and The Christie Private Care communication teams also work collaboratively on a number of consultant, nurse, staff and patient media initiatives including the visit from the GB Taekwondo team, where the athletes visited both NHS and private patients and took part in a live demonstration. “In my continued roles for The Christie Private Care and The Christie, I aim to ensure that the unique partnership between the two continues to go from strength to strength, introducing new services, further enhancing patient care and experience across the board.” John Logue

“HCA Healthcare UK was chosen, by the Trust, as their private partner, bringing together the shared expertise in cancer care to provide a private service and greater patient choice. HCA Healthcare UK also has vast experience working with the NHS and is the largest provider of private cancer care in Britain.

“The Christie Private Care is fully integrated into the campus at The Christie and has a number of units across the site. There are dedicated outpatient facilities, a chemotherapy day care unit (15 chemotherapy chairs) and dedicated inpatient facilities. This includes 28 in-patient rooms, and six dedicated haematology rooms that are suitable for patients with acute haematological cancers or who require bone marrow transplantation. There is also a dedicated linear accelerator within the radiotherapy department that allows the team to provide the full patient pathway. “Together with the NHS, high quality patient care is at the heart of everything The Christie Private Care does. The team delivers individualised and supportive care

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