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It’s time to reimagine care and transform breast cancer together, argues MEP Frances Fitzgerald

5th November 2020

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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 2020

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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 2020

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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 2020

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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 2020

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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]


World Kidney Cancer Day

17th June 2020

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Our Associate Louise Barrett talks about returning to work after treatment for cancer, and finding her work-life balance, in this special video produced by Ipsen for World Kidney Cancer Day (WKCD) on 18th June.


Cancer and lockdown: How it’s affecting us all

5th June 2020

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It’s been a surreal 10 weeks since lockdown began which has posed enormous challenges for everyone, including WWC.   Our coachees have been affected in many different ways but we have learned a lot in supporting them and we wanted to share some of this with you. There is something for everyone here: for employees with… [Read More]


Top tips for working at home with children

4th June 2020

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In yesterday’s post, we provided top tips for working from home.  However, it becomes more challenging if you’re trying to combine working from home and looking after children.    To find some guidance on establishing a routine and organising your day, please click here


Top Tips for working at home

3rd June 2020

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Over the last couple of months, more of us have had to adjust to working from home.  From our coaching sessions, we have learned that this has proved challenging for many people used to working in an office environment.  If you are still struggling to adapt, we have pulled together a few top tips which… [Read More]


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