Honorary Member Liz Darlison

Liz has enjoyed over 40 years of clinical practice at the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL). In response to patient need in 2004, Liz established Mesothelioma UK, a national charity for mesothelioma.
Currently she is a Consultant Nurse at UHL and is also CEO at Mesothelioma UK. Liz has Honorary university positions in both Leicester and Sheffield, she is passionate about improving experience and outcomes through clinically based research, keenly promotes the NHS and nursing as a career and engages in education and training on many levels.
In the 2019 Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday honours list, Liz was invited to become a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her services to patients and cancer research and in May 2024 she was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire.