The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has received excellent results once again in the annual national inpatient survey, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Carried out in November 2020, the survey results show how The Christie scored against other NHS trusts throughout England.

The survey asks 45 questions on topics such as hospital admission and discharge, the hospital and ward environment, doctors and nurses, care and treatment and operations and procedures.

The Christie's cancer centre did well, scoring a nine out of 10 when patients were asked what their overall experience was like. The lowest the trust scored on any question was 7.5, with the highest being 9.5.

For two patient questions, The Christie finished with the joint-highest score of any trust in the country. The questions were time patients had been on the waiting list before being admitted to hospital and if patients felt staff had told them who to contact if they were worried about their condition or treatment after they left hospital.

Professor Janelle Yorke, executive chief nurse and director of quality at The Christie, said: "We work hard to put patients at the heart of everything we do at The Christie and are very proud to once again receive such positive feedback from patients."

The Oldham Times: Professor Janelle York, executive chief nurse and director of quality at The Christie.Professor Janelle York, executive chief nurse and director of quality at The Christie.

Some other highlights for the trust included finishing as the highest scoring trust in the North West on 11 of 45 questions, being scored 'much better than other trusts' on roughly half of the questions (22 out of 45) and finishing with a 9.4 or higher out of 10 on seven questions.

One satisfied patient was Paul Hutchinson. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer but instead of undergoing the usual major abdominal surgery necessitating intensive care, followed by a seven-day period in hospital and recovery period of several months, he was able to have keyhole surgery carried out by a surgical robot. Mr Hutchinson was in hospital for 48 hours and got married weeks later.

He said: "I had a very positive experience as an inpatient at The Christie and it comes as no surprise at all to me that the hospital has scored so highly in this national survey."

The Oldham Times: Paul Hutchinson, who was a Christie inpatient, and his wife Lisa.Paul Hutchinson, who was a Christie inpatient, and his wife Lisa.