On the 17th and 18th of June, a group of Christie and UCLH riders will depart from the Christie Proton Bean Therapy Centre in South Manchester and cycle to the UCLH PBT centre in Central London, over two days - a distance over 200 miles.

All of the riders from each site are staff, contractors or other stakeholders in the NHS national Proton Beam Therapy Programme, which will provide a new to the UK method of radiotherapy, for approximately 1500 patients, that would otherwise need to travel overseas for their treatment. Proton therapy ensures more precisely targeted treatments that promise fewer side affects and better outcomes for the future of our patients.

The aim of the ride is to contribute to fund raising efforts that will help provide.

Additional enhanced imaging equipment, including specialist CT and MRI scanners.   

Build and equip specialist paediatric anaesthetics suites at the heart of each centre, for children who need general anaesthetic, minimising the amount of time patients need to be anaesthetised.

Build and equip a research room that will enable the centres to develop new techniques to improve treatments for our patients.

As Head of ICT infrastructure at the Christie responsible for the design, delivery and support of IT infrastructure for Proton Therapy I have the great fortune to work alongside the clinical, technical and research team every day.  I see first hand both the dedication and skill that my colleagues show not only in the development of the Proton service but throughout The Christie as a whole.

As per the norm I have threatened to do lots of training for this event for a number of months now, and I'm sure nearer the time I will actually get some serious miles done, honestly!  I would be very grateful if you could donate to this very worthwhile cause.  

For more information on the Proton Beam Therapy project:

http://www.christie.nhs.uk/services/i-to-q/proton-beam-therapy/

For more information on the fundraising team click on our Just giving group page:

https://www.justgiving.com/teams/Cycle-o-Tron

Thank you

Stuart

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.