A national charity that funds specialist mesothelioma nurses in NHS hospitals, runs a free helpline and supports research and asbestos awareness.
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.
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