Cancer in the Workplace: Supporting Employers and Employees
There are over 750,000 people of working age in the UK living with a cancer diagnosis. This figure is expected to double by 2030. In seeking to remain in work or return to work, employees, their managers, and colleagues can face complex challenges.
A positive return to work can have a significant role in recovery from cancer.
Maggie’s, AHDS’s President’s Charity for 2026, is offering this free workshop to AHDS members. The session will cover:
- The emotional, physical, and psychological needs of people with cancer.
- The impact of cancer on family, carers, and friends.
- Challenges in the workplace for people with cancer.
- How to approach situations with knowledge, empathy and understanding by providing insights and management strategies.
- Creating the right framework to support and manage people with cancer.
- Communicating with people with cancer in the workplace.
- Managing a graduated return to work.
Members attending this session will leave with a better understanding of how they can support their team in a way that is supportive to the individual dealing with a cancer diagnosis and to the team of friends and colleagues around them.
The session will run from 4 - 5pm.