We work with a wide range of other organisations to deliver the very best for our patients, staff and the communities we serve.
They include:
- Our Group
- Charity
- Hosted services
- Other on-site partners
- Health and social care partners
- Academic, education and research partners
- Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) – also known as ‘third sector’
Our Group
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust operates as part of a Group that also includes our subsidiary companies and our joint venture.
Our subsidiary companies can operate like commercial organisations but they are wholly-owned by The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
This means that all profits go back to the NHS, benefiting our patients and the services we provide.
PharmaC (subsidiary)
PharmaC is the trading name for Clatterbridge Pharmacy Limited (CPL), our community pharmacy and logistics subsidiary. PharmaC provides our on-site pharmacy dispensing service where patients collect their medication. It offers health advice, prescribed medicines and over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a pharmacy delivery and logistics service. PharmaC was established in 2013.
PropCare (subsidiary)
PropCare is the trading name for Clatterbridge PropCare Services Limited, our estates and facilities subsidiary. PropCare provides expert project, estates and facilities management across our sites. They manage estates-related capital developments and building work for a range of NHS clients, as well as overseeing day-to-day services including cleaning, portering, catering and security and managing our contracts with external providers. PharmaC was established in 2016.
Clatterbridge Private Clinic (joint venture)
Our private clinic provides outstanding care for patients who choose private treatment. It is recognised by all the major insurers and has superb facilities in our Liverpool and Wirral cancer centres. Clatterbridge Private Clinic is a joint venture between The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and The Mater Private in Ireland – profits are reinvested back into our NHS services. The clinic was established in 2013.
Charity
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is the only dedicated charity for patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Hosted services
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) leads local delivery of the national cancer strategy. It brings together organisations, patients and others affected by cancer to drive improvements in clinical outcomes and patients’ experience of the care and treatment they receive. We host CMCA on behalf of our partners in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Find out more about Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance.
Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme
Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme is one of the key workstreams agreed by Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trusts (CMAST). We host the programme on behalf of our partners in CMAST and the health and social care system. The programme includes all types of diagnostic tests such as pathology, imaging, endoscopy, screening programmes, cardiorespiratory and physiological measurements relating to patients of all ages.
Find out more about Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme.
Other on-site partners
We have many partners who help deliver services on our sites.
Arriva provides our shuttle bus service between CCC-Liverpool and Paddington Village Car Park. Find out more about Arriva.
Blackburne House runs the café and shop at CCC-Liverpool. It is a social enterprise that supports the development of local – often vulnerable – women. Find out more about Blackburne House.
Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL) is a shared service for procurement and purchasing at Alder Hey, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and The Walton Centre. Find out more about HPL.
ISS provides soft FM (facilities management) services on our CCC-Aintree and CCC-Liverpool sites and at Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre, including: catering; cleaning; portering; security. Find out more about ISS.
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL) provides laboratory and pathology services for hospitals across Liverpool. Find out more about LCL.
Liverpool University Hospitals (LUHFT) is the main acute hospital trust for Liverpool. They provide a range of services at CCC-Liverpool including chaplaincy, our switchboard and acute medical and surgical support. Find out more about LUHFT.
RVS runs the café and shop at CCC-Wirral. It is a national charity that supports hospitals and healthcare settings as part of its work. Find out more about RVS.
VINCI Facilities is our hard FM (facilities management) and estates partner at CCC-Liverpool and Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre. They provide services including our estates helpdesk, minor estates works and specialist advice and support on larger projects. Find out more about VINCI Facilities.
Wirral Community provides a range of community healthcare services, supporting people at home and close to home. They run a Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC) in the former inpatient wards at CCC-Wirral. Find out more about Wirral Community.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital is the acute hospital trust for Wirral. They manage Clatterbridge Diagnostics day to day – a partnership between The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Wirral University Teaching Hospital. They also provide services to our CCC-Wirral site including cleaning, portering and some maintenance. Find out more about Wirral University Teaching Hospital.
Health and social care partners
We work as part of the wider health and social care system, locally, regionally and nationally. Our NHS on-site partners are listed above. Other key partnerships are listed below.
The provider collaborative for acute and specialist trusts in Cheshire and Merseyside. Find out more about CMAST.
The integrated care partnership (ICP) for Cheshire and Merseyside, bringing together the NHS, social care and other partners. Find out more about Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.
The integrated care board (ICB) responsible for planning NHS services for the people of Cheshire and Merseyside. Find out more about NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.
Research partners
Liverpool Health Partners
Liverpool Health Partners is an academic health science system for Cheshire and Merseyside that aims to transform health outcomes across the region by working as a network of organisations on ground-breaking research. Find out more about Liverpool Health Partners.
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
The Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) is a collaboration between Clatterbridge, Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre and scientists and researchers at The University of Liverpool. It is part of a network of 17 ECMCs across the UK, funded by Cancer Research UK, which deliver clinical trials of promising new treatments. Prof Dan Palmer is the academic lead. Find out more about Liverpool ECMC.
Biomedical Research Centre
CCC is Associate Partner in a NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) with The Royal Marsden, in London, and the Institute of Cancer Research. CCC is progressing five themes within the BRC: Immunotherapeutics, Precision Diagnostics and Cancer Evolution, Advanced Technologies for Cure, Precision Therapeutics and Cancer Treatment Effects and Survivorship. Prof Nagesh Kalakonda is the academic lead. Find out more about this NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
Clinical Research Facility
The NIHR Liverpool Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a collaboration between CCC, Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) to raise the level of early phase research. The collaboration and was launched in November 2022 and has created shared training opportunities for nursing and medical staff involved in early phase research. Find out more about NIHR Liverpool Clinical Research Facility.
Academic and education partners
We work with a wide range of organisations on academic matters, education and training. They include: