The Christie Charity
Each and every person who works at The Christie performs a valuable role which directly links to patient care. Whether it is a nurse delivering chemotherapy treatments, a member of the administration team sending out an appointment letter, a surgeon performing a robotic procedure, the domestic teams ensuring our wards are spotlessly clean, or an IT engineer keeping our computer systems running, there is a huge variety of roles that come together to make The Christie special.
All our staff go to tremendous lengths to help each and every one of our patients and together: We are The Christie.
Linda Roberts is a transport co-ordinator who has worked at The Christie for 15 years. She is responsible for arranging transport for those patients who need help getting to and from The Christie for appointments if they cannot drive themselves, don’t have anyone to bring them or cannot use public transport.
Linda works with the ambulance service and our volunteer drivers to ensure those patients get to hospital in time for their appointment and that they also get home afterwards.
“It’s a very busy job and I feel a lot of responsibility to make sure our patients get home after an appointment, particularly when they might not be feeling that well. Sometimes, patients have to wait a while and we make sure they are kept informed and give them light refreshments while they wait. It’s a huge relief at the end of the day when I know everyone has got home safely.
