Annette Weatherley, chief nursing officer, The Christie Clinic
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| Annette Weatherley |
As the new chief nursing officer of The Christie Private Care, part of HCA Healthcare UK, patients are at the heart of everything I do, and my role is to ensure that outstanding care is delivered in a safe environment whilst also facilitating continuous improvement.
As the new chief nursing officer of The Christie Private Care, part of HCA Healthcare UK, patients are at the heart of everything I do, and my role is to ensure that outstanding care is delivered in a safe environment whilst also facilitating continuous improvement.
I’m passionate about nursing and the delivery of the best patient experience and outcomes. I believe that excellence in care is achieved through the creation of an open and honest, supportive culture in which we constantly reflect and learn from patients, situations and each other.
I’m responsible for ensuring the provision of robust clinical and managerial leadership to a team of nurses that will enable them to deliver high standards of professionalism at all times. On a regular basis, I’ll be interacting with the senior management and nursing team from The Christie to share our plans and ideas relating to future service development and ways we can continue to support each other going forward.
Prior to my current position, I’ve worked for a variety of NHS Trusts across the region, most recently at University Hospital South Manchester as deputy chief nurse, and also spent time at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust early on in my career as a newly qualified staff nurse and then as a clinical nurse specialist in gynae oncology, so I’ve first-hand experience of the fantastic work that goes on here at the Trust.
At The Christie Private Care, we’re really proud of the joint venture and ongoing collaboration between HCA Healthcare UK and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust which commenced in June 2010. We were chosen, by the Trust, as its private partner, bringing together our shared expertise in cancer care to provide a private cancer service and greater patient choice. We also have vast experience working with the NHS and are the largest provider of private cancer care in Britain.
I’m asked on a frequent basis what the acronym HCA stands for. We are part of The Hospital Corporation of America which is the largest independent healthcare provider in the world with more than 160 operational sites in the U.S., six London-based hospitals, more than 20 satellite clinics and currently six joint venture facilities. HCA Healthcare UK also operates a private clinical trials unit called Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK.
Our joint venture sites in the UK are managed under a separate division called HCA Healthcare UK Joint Ventures. There are currently three of these in the North West; The Christie Private Care, The Manchester Institute of Health & Performance and HCA Healthcare UK at The Wilmslow Hospital.
At The Christie Private Care, we are fully integrated into the campus at The Christie and have a number of units across the site. We have dedicated outpatient facilities, a chemotherapy day care unit with 15 chemotherapy chairs and dedicated inpatient facilities based in the Oak Road Treatment Centre. This includes 28 in-patient rooms and six dedicated haematology rooms that are suitable for patients with acute haematological cancers or who require bone marrow transplantation. There is also a dedicated linear accelerator within the radiotherapy department that allows us to provide the full patient pathway.
Like our NHS partners, high quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to provide every patient with individualised and supportive care, by providing access to innovative cancer treatments under the care of leading expert consultants, the vast majority of who practice at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Our partnership with the Trust allows us to offer a unique environment for private patients where our sole focus is cancer care.
Our unique partnership also provides significant additional financial resources for the Trust. Around £25million income has been generated over the last six years, which allows The Christie to reinvest and develop services, ultimately benefiting NHS patients.
Because our patients have access to alternative funding streams, such as medical insurance or can self-pay, The Christie Private Care, also helps to relieve patient demand pressures placed upon the NHS within a climate of increasing demand, an ageing population, and limited funding. Many of our consultants, nurses, staff and patients have supported The Christie charity over the years with numerous fundraising activities. We were also the main sponsors of last year’s annual charity ball which raised more than £100,000.
Our radiotherapy department also provides experiential learning to graduates who wish to pursue an NHS career and are currently searching for employment. We allow them to register for temporary employment as a bank staff member which enables them to build up their clinical and technical knowledge. In fact, our radiotherapy team was recently recognised at the prestigious Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Sector Awards for personalisation of the patient journey.
My aim for The Christie Private Care is to ensure that our unique partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust continues to go from strength to strength, further enhancing patient care and experience across the board. We will be working hard to introduce new services and strive to achieve excellence in all we do, and as a nurse leader, my aspiration is to model the way and positively influence the nursing culture and practice at The Christie Private Care.
I’m passionate about nursing and the delivery of the best patient experience and outcomes. I believe that excellence in care is achieved through the creation of an open and honest, supportive culture in which we constantly reflect and learn from patients, situations and each other.
I’m responsible for ensuring the provision of robust clinical and managerial leadership to a team of nurses that will enable them to deliver high standards of professionalism at all times. On a regular basis, I’ll be interacting with the senior management and nursing team from The Christie to share our plans and ideas relating to future service development and ways we can continue to support each other going forward.
Prior to my current position, I’ve worked for a variety of NHS Trusts across the region, most recently at University Hospital South Manchester as deputy chief nurse, and also spent time at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust early on in my career as a newly qualified staff nurse and then as a clinical nurse specialist in gynae oncology, so I’ve first-hand experience of the fantastic work that goes on here at the Trust.
At The Christie Private Care, we’re really proud of the joint venture and ongoing collaboration between HCA Healthcare UK and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust which commenced in June 2010. We were chosen, by the Trust, as its private partner, bringing together our shared expertise in cancer care to provide a private cancer service and greater patient choice. We also have vast experience working with the NHS and are the largest provider of private cancer care in Britain.
I’m asked on a frequent basis what the acronym HCA stands for. We are part of The Hospital Corporation of America which is the largest independent healthcare provider in the world with more than 160 operational sites in the U.S., six London-based hospitals, more than 20 satellite clinics and currently six joint venture facilities. HCA Healthcare UK also operates a private clinical trials unit called Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK.
Our joint venture sites in the UK are managed under a separate division called HCA Healthcare UK Joint Ventures. There are currently three of these in the North West; The Christie Private Care, The Manchester Institute of Health & Performance and HCA Healthcare UK at The Wilmslow Hospital.
At The Christie Private Care, we are fully integrated into the campus at The Christie and have a number of units across the site. We have dedicated outpatient facilities, a chemotherapy day care unit with 15 chemotherapy chairs and dedicated inpatient facilities based in the Oak Road Treatment Centre. This includes 28 in-patient rooms and six dedicated haematology rooms that are suitable for patients with acute haematological cancers or who require bone marrow transplantation. There is also a dedicated linear accelerator within the radiotherapy department that allows us to provide the full patient pathway.
Like our NHS partners, high quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to provide every patient with individualised and supportive care, by providing access to innovative cancer treatments under the care of leading expert consultants, the vast majority of who practice at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Our partnership with the Trust allows us to offer a unique environment for private patients where our sole focus is cancer care.
Our unique partnership also provides significant additional financial resources for the Trust. Around £25million income has been generated over the last six years, which allows The Christie to reinvest and develop services, ultimately benefiting NHS patients.
Because our patients have access to alternative funding streams, such as medical insurance or can self-pay, The Christie Private Care, also helps to relieve patient demand pressures placed upon the NHS within a climate of increasing demand, an ageing population, and limited funding. Many of our consultants, nurses, staff and patients have supported The Christie charity over the years with numerous fundraising activities. We were also the main sponsors of last year’s annual charity ball which raised more than £100,000.
Our radiotherapy department also provides experiential learning to graduates who wish to pursue an NHS career and are currently searching for employment. We allow them to register for temporary employment as a bank staff member which enables them to build up their clinical and technical knowledge. In fact, our radiotherapy team was recently recognised at the prestigious Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Sector Awards for personalisation of the patient journey.
My aim for The Christie Private Care is to ensure that our unique partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust continues to go from strength to strength, further enhancing patient care and experience across the board. We will be working hard to introduce new services and strive to achieve excellence in all we do, and as a nurse leader, my aspiration is to model the way and positively influence the nursing culture and practice at The Christie Private Care.
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