Workplace support through your cancer journey
Cancer
Supporting you through cancer
We’ve worked with departments and agencies, and the Cross-Departmental Working Through Cancer Network to create these guides. They show how we can help and signpost to other organisations who can help when we can’t.
- Supporting you through cancer (PDF)
- Eich cefnogi trwy Ganser (PDF)
- Supporting your staff through cancer (PDF)
- Cefnogi eich staff drwy ganser (PDF)
Thank you to The Companies House Cancer Support Group, The Home Office Cancer Support Group and The Cross-Government Working Through Cancer Network, and also our Welsh Language Advocate volunteers, for their help proof reading the Welsh versions of these guides.
Support for you at work
If you are working following a cancer diagnosis, you may require support from your employer.
If you’re a serving civil servant, contact your HR Department or Workplace Adjustments Team for advice.
Support for your mental health
Whether you have cancer yourself or are supporting someone close to you, a diagnosis can rock your world.
In this Government People Group video, Gul Naz Aziz shares her experience of loneliness following her husband’s cancer diagnosis.
Useful links
For specific cancer type organisations, local or specialist support, take a look at Marie Curie‘s comprehensive list.
Look good, feel better cancer support
Look Good, Feel Better is a UK-based cancer support charity who understand how emotionally challenging living with cancer can be. Join this wellbeing workshop led by their beauty and health expert volunteers to help people feel good, look better and more like themselves again.
Can’t see the video? Watch on Vimeo.
How we can help and support you
Support for carers
If you care for someone, you need care and support too. We’re here to help
Olivia’s story
From the moment I contacted the Charity for Civil Servants, I felt like they understood. I was amazed by their generosity and felt supported every step of the way.
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