Aviva Cancer Care Support
We’re here for you
We know a cancer diagnosis can be life-changing in many ways: physically, emotionally and financially.
We're here to help you through your cancer journey as much as we can. To help you, we've brought together all the details of our support services on one hub, so you can more easily find useful information, helpful advice and where to go for more help. You have access to these services as part of your employers Group Income Protection policy.
Working alongside experts in cancer support
We’re working alongside our partners, Macmillan Cancer Support, to offer expert support to people living with or affected by cancer.
Because cancer can affect your life in so many ways, we'll do our best to give you the support you need
Macmillan Cancer Support offers tailored and trusted information to help with the physical, emotional and financial effects of cancer through diagnosis and beyond.
You can sign-up for their regular, tailored emails at macmillan.org.uk/diagnosed-with-cancer.html
You can also find more information on their website. It may help you understand what your cancer diagnosis means for you and your loved ones, and and how Macmillan can help you.
Visit Macmillan.org.uk
More about Macmillan's Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist healthcare, information and financial support to people affected by cancer.
Aviva has partnered with Macmillan to raise awareness of the support that Macmillan can give to our customers impacted by cancer, either with their own diagnosis or a friend or loved one. If you have any questions about symptoms and treatment, or just want to talk to someone who understands, Macmillan are happy to hear from you.
Macmillan has a wide range of information available to help you through your cancer journey. Here are some links you may find useful:
- Work and cancer - here you can access support on how to talk to your employer about your diagnosis as well as information about your rights at work.
- Preparing for treatment - here you can find advice to help you organise things like work, benefits, childcare and pet care before starting treatment
- Benefits and grants - find out how Macmillan can support you with all your money and work concerns, and help you access the benefits and grants you may be entitled to if you're living with cancer
- Benefits calculator - this helps you find out which benefits you can claim if you have cancer
Other Wellbeing services that may help you when dealing with cancer
Cancer Care with Get Active
Cancer Care with Get Active offers discounted products and services that can help you with the daily living adjustments a cancer diagnosis and treatment can bring, as well as offers on services and experiences that may enhance quality time spent with family and close friends.
Whether accessing the cancer care offers for yourself, or to help support loved ones or those close to you following a cancer diagnosis, the service is available to use any time, not just during a claim. Terms apply.
Employee Assistance Programme
Provided by Care first and designed to help you stay happy and healthy, the Employee Assistance Programme can offer valuable support in all areas or your life, such as coping with pressures at work, relationship breakdowns or money worries.
Thrive
Thrive: Mental Wellbeing is a confidential app that offers simple, effective evidence-based tools to help you improve your mental health and build everyday resilience. It uses clinically effective techniques and cognitive behavioural therapy methods to screen for and help you manage specific stress triggers, retrain unhelpful thoughts and learn helpful relaxation techniques. Terms apply.
Wellbeing services are non-contractual benefits that Aviva can change or withdraw at any time.
To be eligible for these services employees must be permanent residents of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.