Comprehensive surgical cancer care

The guiding principle of our partnership with The Christie is to provide the very best treatment and care for our patients.

Which is why we are pleased to announce that we’ve opened two new, state-of-the-art operating theatres. By increasing our theatre capacity we offer an improved treatment journey for our existing patients as well as the ability to provide additional access to new patients locally in the Manchester areas including Cheshire, Stockport and Wilmslow, as well as nationally.

This means supporting our patients mental and emotional health, as well as treating their disease. This approach provides personalised cancer care to each of our patients, no matter their diagnosis.

From the simple to the most complex, we are also a specialist surgical centre for the treatment of rare cancers, such as peritoneal, penile, and anal cancers. As a specialist centre for cancer surgery we receive referrals from across the UK for patients with a complex diagnosis, including advanced or recurrent cancers. 

In addition to working closely with the wider cancer team, our surgeons often collaborate to perform multiple procedures as part of one operation. For example, reconstructive surgery can often be carried out within the same operation as procedures to remove cancers, or pairing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC).

Surgery may be the only treatment required for some patients, while for others it may form part of a wider treatment plan at The Christie Private Care. Our team of dedicated cancer specialists, including surgical Clinical Nurse Specialists, will ensure our patients are guided and cared for every step of the way.

We have the surgical capability to provide complex procedures including Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). HIPEC is a process where heated chemotherapy is pumped directly into the abdomen after surgery, allowing the doctors to use a higher dosage as the chemotherapy goes directly to the source, instead of through the blood stream. HIPEC is a highly specialised surgical technique that can provide a potentially curative treatment option for advanced peritoneal cancers. 

Similarly, for our renal cancer patients, the ultrasound system means we can offer more nuanced incisions, enabling our surgeons to perform a partial nephrectomy under ultrasound guidance. Through the use of an intraoperative probe our surgeons can provide a more accurate operation, with better margins, which can lead to better outcomes and, most importantly, less chance of relapse. 

Beyond these examples, the new theatres are host to a wide range of equipment, allowing our surgeons to perform the latest complex and routine surgery across multiple cancer types.

HCA Healthcare UK has partnered with NHS trusts since 2006. In addition to our partnership with The Christie, we also partner with University College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and our latest partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham.

Our partnerships generate valuable resources that can be re-invested into NHS services, and over the course of our partnerships we have found innovative ways to collaborate with our partners, from shared governance and learnings, joint accreditations, as well as investment in people and technology, to ensure these partnerships benefit all patients.