Strike action from Thursday 27 June to Tuesday 2 July 2024

Junior doctors at The Christie will strike from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July 2024.

We are proactively contacting patients with appointments that may be affected. If you have an appointment on any of these dates, please continue to come to The Christie and our other centres as planned, unless we contact you to tell you otherwise. Please do not call to check if your appointment is still going ahead.

Location

Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)

The Manchester MSCC service based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust provides a single point of contact for primary and secondary care. We offer advice and coordination in the care of patients with suspected and confirmed MSCC in Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

Nurse next to patient in bed, Clinical research facility, CRF manager, Helen Donovan, Pan Artists, Karl Conway, November 2022

About us

We offer advice and coordination in the care of patients with suspected and confirmed MSCC.

clinical research facility, patient and doctor, consultation, Pan Artists, September 2022,Lalini Carter, Dr Umar Abdullah, Clinical Fellow, ECMT.

Information for patients

Find out the signs and symptoms of MSCC as well as how patients can access support and advice.

Lauren Oswald, Andrew Nevins, October 2021

Information about MSCC for healthcare professionals

The MSCC service provides a single point of contact for primary and secondary care.

Education

The education of patients and health care professionals helps ensure early recognition of the important signs of MSCC.

Contact us

Find out how to contact the MSCC service to refer a new patient or discuss a patient.