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Clydeside Action On Asbestos (CAA) is a registered charity which was formed in 1984 to provide advice and assistance to those who suffer from asbestos related disease and their families.  CAA is the foremost charity in the U.K. providing this service with 5 full-time workers and 3 volunteers. The group is funded by donations, lottery and local authority. CAA aims to campaign for and provide support to those who have been affected by asbestos related disease. 

As an oncologist caring for people with mesothelioma I see the devastation this disease brings - previously healthy man and women affected by an incurable illness because of events at work beyond their control, the risks of which they were usually unaware. The diagnosis brings serious financial as well as health implications for sufferers. CAA provides a comprehensive welfare rights service, advising on benefit and compensation entitlement and support groups around the country for those diagnosed with mesothelioma and their families to help with the emotional impact of the disease.  It actively campaigns for amendments to the law and social policy to promote positive changes for sufferers, which assist them in increasing their quality of life, provides specialist advice on claiming industrial injuries benefits and state compensation as well as all other state benefits and advises clients of their legal right to pursue a civil case for compensation; as the majority of cases of asbestos disease continue to be caused by negligence on behalf of their current or former employer. Every one I see with mesothelioma is put in contact with CAA.

They been actively involved in the Damages Scotland Act 1993, Social Security (Benefits) Act 1992, and Rights of Relatives (Damages) (Mesothelioma) Act 2007 and were recently awarded the coveted Herald Newspaper Campaigner of the Year Award for their work on the pleural plaques compensation issue culminating in the introduction of the Damages (Asbestos Related Conditions) (Scotland) Act.

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