Cancer | Overcoming in-work and return-to-work barriers

There has arguably never been a more urgent need for employers to review the support they provide to employees with cancer: from prevention, pre- and post-diagnosis, to return-to-work planning. We recently brought together cancer and Vocational Rehabilitations experts to discuss the current state of support and what “good” looks like. This article provides an overview. For the full discussion, take a listen to our latest podcast here.

Research published earlier this year found that despite advances in cancer survival over recent years “the proportion of people living with cancer who return successfully to work remains disappointingly low”.