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Asbestos Action (Tayside)
- Membership number 9326
- Charity registered in Scotland SC033344
Asbestos Action (Tayside) is a not-for-profit charity set up in 2002, based in Dundee but covering the East of Scotland. We are registered with OSCR and Companies House. We offer emotional and practical support to individuals diagnosed with asbestos related diseases and their families. This includes welfare benefit assistance, advising and sign posting to other agencies as well as emotional support. Asbestos conditions include lung cancer and mesothelioma where people are given a terminal diagnosis. Each person is allocated a dedicated worker who will be supported from diagnosis to their passing if they wish. We also offer bereavement support to family members. We are a person centred charity and our clients will tailor the service they want from us based on their needs, this is a fluid process and can change as conditions develop. Asbestos Action campaigns for the rights and justice of those exposed to asbestos and we are part of a UK wide Victims Suport Group Forum. We run awareness sessions in our local areas for professionals, organisations, victims, medical professionals and local groups. Asbestos Action also funds a Meso UK Nurse at Ninewells hospital. We exhibit at Medical Conferences, Seminars, STUC conferences as some sectors believe asbestos is not an issue. Yes it is, numbers for all conditions remain consistent and we have been campaigning for sometime regarding asbestos still in public buildings, particularly schools and hospitals and the risks to human life. We are a small team of five with only one full time member of staff, but we are very proud of what we achieve each year. We receive no government or local authority funding.
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