Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101802

Mesothelioma: Nurses

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider specific funding for mesothelioma nursing posts.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.Funding provided to NHS trusts is not ringfenced for spe...

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