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Helping to rebuild and reshape the working lives of those affected by cancer. By Barbara Wilson.
9th December 2020Posted:
‘………. the critical assumption employers tend to make, a common error, is that they will be dealing with exactly the same person who went off sick some months ago, that they will soon be ‘back to normal’. So, what else can an employer do to support an employee who is still coming to terms with… [Read More]
A Nurse’s Experience of COVID 19, cancer and working from home
8th December 2020Posted:
Anne Wareing, a WWC coachee, shares her experience as a nurse dealing with COVID 19, cancer and working from home. I began this year with a new job, new uniform and a plan for returning to work as a nurse after my diagnosis and treatment for Non–Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2019. I was looking forward to… [Read More]
CANCER AND COACHING: LESSONS IN SELF-KINDNESS AND LEARNING TO EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN
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Claire Slade, a WWC coachee and former senior partner in a GP practice, has written a blog about trying to come to terms with her bowel cancer diagnosis. As a 40 year old, who has just retired from her GP partnership, you would be forgiven for thinking I might not be the best advert for… [Read More]
RedArc adds specialist cancer organisation to its partner panel
17th November 2020Posted:
We are pleased to confirm that WWC’s coaching and training support has been added to the panel of additional services offered by RedArc nurses, thus expanding the range of their services and the range of clients WWC will be able to support. Barbara Wilson commented “Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer so we can… [Read More]
It’s time to reimagine care and transform breast cancer together, argues MEP Frances Fitzgerald
5th November 2020Posted:
MEP Frances Fitzgerald, a member of Parliament’s Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee, has written an opinion piece for The Parliament Magazine in #EPGenderEqualityWeek. She says it’s now more important than ever to ensure minimum disruption to the treatment and lives of patients suffering from conditions such as breast cancer. The full article can be… [Read More]
Transforming Breast Cancer Together: Bridging the Gap in Breast Cancer Care
27th October 2020Posted:
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Europe, yet there are still huge gaps in breast cancer care. The current pandemic has deepened these challenges, as the continuity of treatments and care for patients have been severely disrupted. To raise awareness on this pressing issue, Transforming Breast Cancer Together recently organised a… [Read More]
Developing the WWC Career Coaching Workbook
29th September 2020Posted:
WWC Associate, Sarah Dawson, explains how WWC’s Career Coaching Workbook was created. Read the full article here
What we are learning about work and cancer during Covid 19
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WWC’s founder, Barbara Wilson, writes about the impact of Covid on the people we are coaching to try and draw some initial conclusions. Read the full article here
The European Code of Cancer Practice (The Code)
24th September 2020Posted:
The European Code of Cancer Practice (The Code) is a citizen and patient-centred manifesto of the core requirements for good clinical cancer practice, in order to improve outcomes for all of Europe’s cancer patients. It has been co-produced by a team of cancer patients, patient advocates and cancer professionals. The Code focusses on informing and assisting cancer patients… [Read More]
Return to work
21st September 2020Posted:
Workers across the UK are being encouraged to return to their workplaces as the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ eases and concerns over the economic fortunes of City centres grow………… My own research looking at working life during ‘lockdown’ has shown that emotional wellbeing was under real pressure very early on and, despite some improvements, it remains fragile… [Read More]
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