NEW PATIENT TREATMENT CENTRE AT CHRISTIE'S, MANCHESTER

That this House warmly welcomes today's opening of the new Patient Treatment Centre at Christie's Hospital; recognises the enormous affection and gratitude felt by people throughout the North West of England for the hospital's compassionate work in healing the sick, nursing the dying and caring for their loved ones over the 100 years of its existence; is aware that the new treatment centre will house the largest chemotherapy facility in Britain, offering many different treatments for different cancers; is further aware that over 2,400 patients will be able to access the latest research treatments in the early clinical trials unit, the largest such unit in the world; believes that this research will give hope locally to those taking part and will bring about viable treatments for people globally; and is firmly convinced that this means Christie's will be able to do even more to save lives in Greater Manchester and, through this research effort, around the world.