Aviva Cancer Care Support
We’re here for you, and your employees
We know a cancer diagnosis can be life-changing in many ways: physically, emotionally and financially.
We're here to help your employees through their cancer journey as much as we can. To help you support your employees during a difficult time, we've brought together all the details of our support services on one hub, so you can easily find useful information, helpful advice and where to go for help.
Managing Cancer in the workplace guide
Everyone's cancer journey is unique, which can be challenging for you as an employer when it comes to supporting employees who are living with cancer.
To help you understand more about managing cancer in the workplace we've worked with our partner Macmillan Cancer Support to share their information and expertise in a guide that highlights different areas you need to think about.
It covers topics from understanding cancer to how it may affect someone at work, from talking about cancer in the workplace to supporting employees caring for others with cancer, and much more.
Working alongside experts in cancer support
We’re working alongside our partners, Macmillan Cancer Support, to offer expert support to your employees living with or affected by cancer.
Because cancer can affect people's lives in so many ways, we'll do our best to give your employees the support they need.
Macmillan Cancer Support offers tailored and trusted information to help with the physical, emotional and financial effects of cancer through diagnosis and beyond.
Your employees can sign-up for their regular, tailored emails at: macmillan.org.uk/diagnosed-with-cancer.html
You can also find more information on Macmillan's website about how to support employees living with cancer.
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 your employees impacted by cancer, either with their own diagnosis or a friend or loved one.
Macmillan produces a range of information about work and cancer. Here are some links you may find helpful.
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Macmillan at work
Simply sign up and you'll get a free Essential Work and Cancer Toolkit for your organisation, plus access to expert training from Macmillan.
It's also useful if you run an SME and you’re worried about the impact of cancer in the workplace on your business.
It includes videos on talking to employees about cancer, how to support your staff, your legal responsibilities, training for your managers and more.
Support for employers
Work is important for many people with cancer or caring for someone with cancer, managers and employers play an important role in supporting these people. Macmillan has a wealth of guidance to help from simple first steps to take to support your staff through to templates for cancer and carers' policies.
Train the trainer
The Macmillan at Work team are here to answer your questions and discuss any training needs you may have. Email the team at workandcancer@macmillan.org.uk or call them on 020 7840 4725.
Cancer Pathway
Our Cancer Pathway is a dedicated claims service for people diagnosed with cancer. It offers support and practical intervention and makes claiming as hassle free as possible.
We also offer a number of other services to support your employees through their cancer journey, including:
- Early intervention and rehabilitation - We believe acting early to help manage the condition can often help your employees stay in work or return to work sooner. Early intervention and rehabilitation (PDF 107KB)
- Cancer Work Support Service - Through Working To Wellbeing (W2W), your employees have access to post cancer diagnosis rehabilitation support, offering early intervention, emotional and physical support with experienced and trained healthcare professionals
- Employee Assistance Programme - Your employees can call them for help with issues affecting them
Find out more by reading our Cancer Pathway brochure (PDF 2MB).
Other Wellbeing services that may help your employees when dealing with cancer
Cancer Care with Get Active
Cancer Care with Get Active offers discounted products and services that can help your insured employees 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 access the cancer care offers for themselves or to help support loved ones or those close to them following a cancer diagnosis, this service is available for insured employees to use at any time, not just during a claim. Terms apply.
Employee Assistance Programme
Designed to help your employees to stay happy and healthy, the Employee Assistance Programme can offer valuable support in all areas of their lives, such as coping with pressures at work, relationship breakdowns or money worries.
Provided by Care first, the service is open to all employees, even if they're not covered by your Group Income Protection policy.
Thrive Mental Wellbeing
Thrive Mental Wellbeing provides access to confidential mental health support, when it's needed, where it’s needed, for as long as it's needed. The Thrive app helps employees to prevent, detect and manage common mental health conditions and build resilience, using evidence-based tools and techniques. It also offers tailored goals and further support, all at the touch of a button. 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.