A Profile of The Christie

We are the largest cancer centre in Europe, treating more than 40,000 patients a year. We are also the first UK centre to be officially accredited as a comprehensive cancer centre.

As part of the NHS we provide:

  • Radiotherapy, in one of the world's largest radiotherapy departments
  • Chemotherapy, in the UK's largest chemotherapy unit, plus 14 other hospitals
  • Highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer
  • A wide range of support and diagnostic services

Find out more about how we treat cancer.

We are a national cancer specialist based in Manchester.

We serve a population of 3.2 million people across Greater Manchester and Cheshire while 26% of our patients are referred to us from across the UK.

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We have an annual turnover of £173 million, operating with 2,500 staff, 350 volunteers and 20,000 public members.

Find out more about our Foundation Trust status or fundraising.

We have been delivering world-first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

Our cancer research in Manchester is rated the best in the UK.

Our clinical trials unit has around 200 trials ongoing at any time, making it the largest early phase trials unit in the world.

We are part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre working with The University of Manchester and Cancer Research UK. We are also one of seven partners in the Manchester Academic Health Sciences Research Centre.

We established The Christie School of Oncology to provide undergraduate education, clinical professional and medical education - the first of its kind in the UK.

Find out more about how we're beating cancer through research.

Meet Our Team

Who's Who

We achieve what we do because we have a team of 2,500 dedicated and specialist staff, plus 350 volunteers and 20,000 public members, all bringing with them a wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding.

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