A brand-new clinical nurse specialist has been appointed to try and support any asbestos-related cancer patients in their recovery. Lynne Hunter has chosen to join the cancer charity and they are going to be based in the Western General Hospital. She has stated that she has always had a strong interest in helping others who work in nursing and they have also described it as being a fantastic way to provide support to those who truly need it. The UK has the highest amount of deaths that relate to mesothelioma and the asbestos exposure every year affects the lining of the lungs of those who work in construction. In fact, 2,700 people are diagnosed every single year.

In the new role, Ms Hunter will try and focus on caring for those who have experienced this cancer and she is also going to play a huge role at every step of the treatment journey too. She is going to try and help people to have the smoothest journey and she cares deeply about the people who she is going to be caring for. She is going to be providing a lot of specialist groups and she is also going to be giving some quality advice to support groups as well. She is trying to make the biggest difference to the community and she is also going to be working with mesothelioma-specific treatments too. She is a qualified nurse as from 2012 and she has signed up for work through a nurse agency before as well. This support group is going to support those who may be under pressure with work from a nursing recruitment agency as well, as it is going to try and support those who may be falling through the cracks with their treatment.