{"entity":{"id":"mesothelioma-uk","kind":"institution","name":"Mesothelioma UK","aka":["Mesothelioma UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation"],"tldr":"A national charity that funds specialist mesothelioma nurses in NHS hospitals, runs a free helpline and supports research and asbestos awareness.","summary":"Mesothelioma UK was founded in 2004 as a Macmillan resource centre at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, became an independent charitable trust in 2008 and a charitable incorporated organisation in 2018. A central part of its work is a network of mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists embedded in NHS hospitals across the UK. It also provides a freephone helpline with access to specialist nurses, benefits and compensation advice, information on UK clinical trial availability, a research centre at the University of Sheffield, national audit and research, and asbestos awareness. The Charity Commission register records latest income of about £1.7 million for the year ending 31 March 2025.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"Mesothelioma UK: our mission","url":"https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/our-mission/"},{"label":"Charity Commission register entry","url":"https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1177039"}],"tags":["uk","patient-org"],"related":[],"cancers":["mesothelioma"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["leicester-cancer-research-centre"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Loughborough","country":"GB","lat":52.725,"lng":-1.143,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com","programs":["Mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists in NHS hospitals","Freephone helpline","Benefits and compensation advice","Mesothelioma UK Research Centre at the University of Sheffield","Clinical trial information","Asbestos awareness"]},"route":"/institutions/mesothelioma-uk/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"mesothelioma","kind":"cancer","name":"Mesothelioma","route":"/cancers/mesothelioma/"}],"institution":[{"id":"leicester-cancer-research-centre","kind":"institution","name":"Leicester Cancer Research Centre / University Hospitals of Leicester","route":"/institutions/leicester-cancer-research-centre/"}]}}