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Outstanding. Again.

The Outstanding rating was first awarded to the Trust by the CQC following our inspection in 2016. The report says that The Christie is ‘a leader in cancer care’ and is ‘a pioneer in developing innovative solutions to cancer care.’ Quality Commission (CQC). And especially proud that The Christie is in fact the first specialist trust to be given the health regulator’s highest accolade twice. Roger Spencer, Chief Executive of The Christie, said: “The rating is the highest we could have been given and it is testament to the dedicated, expert staff in every Christie department and site who work tirelessly to give the very best care and treatment to our cancer patients. Those patients are at the heart of everything we do. “Notwithstanding these fantastic results, it is the culture of The Christie to pursue relentlessly innovations that deliver even better outcomes for our patients.” Flu. Jab done! The 2018/19 flu jab campaign has had one of the most successful starts ever and we have already seen over 2,200 staff vaccinated. We were delighted to announce in October that we have once again been rated Outstanding by The Care

OUTSTANDING: the announcement was made in October

The positive culture within the Trust was singled out for praise with the CQC finding it to be ‘extremely positive’ with ‘compassionate and effective’ leadership, together with ‘high levels of engagement with staff and service users.’

The Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, said: “Our

… it is testament to the dedicated, expert staff in every Christie department and site. Roger Spencer

inspectors again heard and saw great examples of patient care which were delivered by exceptionally caring staff. People told us that they felt like partners in their care planning and staff were extremely responsive to their changing needs.” The full report, including ratings, is available at www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RBV The Christie staff vaccination flu clinic is now closed but our flu vaccinators will be around the hospital throughout the campaign and you can also have your flu jab through occupational health. The brand new #jabdone flu campaign has received some very positive feedback which we hope will encourage all our frontline staff to have the flu jab to help protect patients, staff and their families. This year, The Christie, along with all other trusts, has been given a target of 100% vaccination take up for frontline staff and this is particularly important in a setting where we have so many immunocompromised patients. Keep an eye out for the vaccination team in your department and get your #jabdone. For more information visit the flu Hive pages here: https://hive.xchristie.nhs.uk/

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE: CEO Roger Spencer gives Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality Jackie Bird, her annual flu jab

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