The launch of the Action Mesothelioma Day Campaign
To mark the first Action Mesothelioma Day in 2006, the British Lung Foundation delivered the Mesothelioma Charter to 10 Downing Street with more than 14,000 signatures. The Charter calls for improved care and treatment for mesothelioma patients, better protection for employees and more funding for research. The British Lung Foundation continues to focus it’s campaigning around the Charter which you can sign by clicking here.
Queen's speech brings mesothelioma campaign success
Since 2006 the British Lung Foundation has been campaigning for coroner's inquiries following a death from mesothelioma to be made more sensitive to the needs of the bereaved.
Due to the link to asbestos, when someone dies from mesothelioma it is required that a coroner launches an inquiry. However, when the death from mesothelioma occurs outside of normal working hours the bereaved can be visited by uniformed police in a marked police car. Many have expressed to the BLF that being questioned in this way, sometimes in the middle of the night, can lead them to feel under suspicion.
In 2009 the Government pledged to pass the Coroners and Justice Bill, to enforce national standards and ensure good service for bereaved families.
We would like to thank everyone who supported our campaign on this issue by e-mailing their MP and by signing the petition on 10 Downing Street website.
The BLF will continue to campaign to ensure that the Bill will lead to improvements in the way that mesothelioma inquiries are carried out and we will keep you informed on this progress.
If you would like to read more about our campaigning on this issue then please click here to read our 'Unnatural Death' report.
Find out more details about other British Lung Foundation campaigns.
