A woman is raising money for the Royal Marsden by running the London Marathon dressed as a nurse.

Tonya Hills, from Banstead, is wearing the outfit to highlight the important role nurses play in the care for patients.

The 43-year-old is a director of Team24 who provide nurses for hospitals like The Royal Marsden.

Robert Stiff, managing director of Team24, said: “I truly believe in the cause Tonya is running for and I am proud to be sponsoring her to help raise awareness for a very worthy charity.

“Everyone at Team24 wishes Tonya the best of luck for the marathon and will be supporting her all the way.”

A spokesman for the Royal Marsden said: “We hope that Tonya’s challenge will encourage other people to join in and donate whatever they can for the cause.”

The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign raises money to support the trust with cancer research, treatment and care.

Each year they provide 40,000 cancer patients with much needed facilities and treatment.

The funds raised by the charity has paid for equipment and services like state-of-art operating theatres, the da Vinci S Surgical robot and The Royal Marsden’s new drug development centre.

To sponsor Tonya visit justgiving.com/Tonya-Hills.