Liz is a consultant nurse at the University Hospitals of Leicester and head of services for Mesothelioma UK.
Liz’s interests within thoracic oncology have always focused on developing the nursing contribution, within the multidisciplinary team, to improve outcomes but also the patient and carer experience across the whole cancer pathway.
Clinically Liz is a core member of the Leicester Thoracic Oncology Multi-disciplinary Team who provide a comprehensive mesothelioma management service to over 250 patients per year. Liz focuses particularly on mesothelioma disease surveillance in both oncology and surgical clinics.
To meet demand locally and nationally Liz developed an interest in Mesothelioma which resulted in her being the founder of Mesothelioma UK. This national charity hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester has established itself as an essential part of the UK Mesothelioma landscape as a centre of excellence providing specialist information, support and education. The charity has an annual income of over £1m which it uses to fund: - 18 Clinical Nurse Specialist in NHS hospitals around the UK, comprehensive national audit, research grants and provide an extensive range of information, support and education resources.
Liz is an honorary senior lecturer at the DeMontfort University, Leicester and associate lecturer at the Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Liz has served 10 years as a committee member (2 years as chair) for the National Lung Cancer Forum for Nurses, 14 years on the British Thoracic Oncology Group steering committee, is a current member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Membership Committee and Nurses and Allied Professionals Committee. Liz is also proud to be a founding member of the International Thoracic Oncology Nursing Forum.
Liz has individually, and joint authored a number of publications about lung cancer and mesothelioma and gives up to 25 lectures a year at regional, national and international meetings.