Manchester

Greater Manchester goes live with digital pathology

NHS laboratories across Greater Manchester have begun to go live with technology that will transform how pathologists across the region collaborate, assisting in the timely diagnosis of cancers and other illnesses. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, which hosts one of seven NHS laboratories in Greater Manchester, has become the first in the region’s pathology network to […]

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The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School

The Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School will be returning for its seventh year on Tuesday, June 27 – Thursday, June 29, 2023. This is a face-to-face event which will take place at The Christie School of Oncology based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a brand […]

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Manchester trust and university join forces with Siemens to spearhead earlier detection of health issues across the region

The capacity to detect cancers and other health conditions that disproportionately affect the Greater Manchester population has been accelerated through a new strategic partnership. A memorandum of understanding between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Siemens Healthineers and The University of Manchester (UoM), will formalise already close working relationships between the three organisations. In January 2021, […]

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Lung cancer patient receives first MR-linac treatment at The Christie

A grandfather of three has become the UK’s first lung cancer patient to benefit from Elekta MR-linac radiotherapy treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Barry Staniforth was treated using the equipment that performs real-time MR scans while x-ray beams target the tumour, making it more accurate and reducing side effects. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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2,000th proton beam patient celebrates end of treatment

A rugby-mad teenager who was told he had cancer on his 15th birthday is celebrating the end of his proton beam therapy (PBT) after becoming the 2,000th person in the UK to benefit from the treatment. Ryan Scutt was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September last year. Nasopharyngeal cancer affects the pharynx and is thought […]

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