Lucinda is joined by Barbara Wilson and Dr Liz O'Riordan, to discuss the important topic of working with cancer. As professionals who have both experienced this devastating condition up close, Barbara and Liz share their invaluable insights, discussing all-important legal entitlements, and the best ways of ensuring that those who find themselves suffering through a cancer diagnosis are treated with the utmost care, respect and fairness at a time when it is needed most.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Most medical directors and HR line managers are not aware that once diagnosed with cancer, you are legally disabled and have certain rights.
One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime - a huge number representing half the population. 1000 people are diagnosed every day.
Some organisations have great policies, while others have none in place. Some have great policies but no structure for rolling it out on a local basis. We need a sense of uniformity and order.
A terrifying statistic is that many women suffering through cancer do not tell their places of work for fear of being "retired". They carry on and push themselves to the limit, making themselves even worse.

BEST MOMENTS

'She gave me the power to say that this is what I am entitled to'

'More and more of us are surviving cancer and want to return to work'

'Some HR teams don't understand their responsibilities'

VALUABLE RESOURCES


Practical Wellbeing Resources
How to create a positive mental health culture within a hybrid workplace
New Info-book: Rethinking Performance Appraisals
Resource: Actus Survey Directory
Resource: The Actus 360 Question Directory
Additional free HR Resources 
Virtual Training Programmes

  If you liked this episode, try these  
Our new 'How to...' Series
Podcast Episode 103: Wellbeing And Health In Business – with Anna Harrington
Practical Wellbeing Strategies



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About The Guests, Barbara Wilson and Dr Liz O'Riordan 

Publicis Groupe Working with Cancer Pledge
Website - https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/
Pledge – https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/about-the-pledge

Barbara Wilson- Founder and Director of Working With Cancer.

Barbara is a senior HR professional with over 40 years’ experience. In 2005, after being diagnosed with breast cancer and based on her professional and personal experience, Barbara set up a group with the aim of helping those of working age affected by cancer to return successfully to work. The group was the first to develop guidelines on work and cancer for HR professionals, line managers, employees and carers.

Barbara is a member of the CIPD, trained as a coach at Ashridge Management College, and is married with two sons.
Website https://workingwithcancer.co.uk/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer/
Instagram @workingwithcanceruk
Twitter @WorkWithCancer

Dr Liz O'Riordan

Liz was a 40-year-old consultant breast surgeon when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in July 2015. She suddenly realised that she had no idea what it was like to be a patient, despite spending her working life treating the disease. She started an award-winning blog to help doctors and patients see what having breast cancer is really like, in a friendly, informative way and now speaks all over the world about her experiences, including a TEDx talk (Jar of Joy), focusing on digital healthcare, self-care, and how to improve the patient experience. Her upcoming memoir comes out on 6th July 2023.
Book pre-order details: https://unbound.com/books/under-the-knife
Speaker, Author and Storyteller - liz.oriordan.co.uk
Podcast Host – Don’t Ignore The Elephant
Co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’
Instagram @oriordanliz
Twitter @Liz_ORiordan

ABOUT THE HOST

Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.

“If you look up, you rise up”

CONTACT METHOD
Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/
Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Twitter: @lucindacarney
Instagram: @hruprising
Facebook: @hruprising

Lucinda is joined by Barbara Wilson and Dr Liz O'Riordan, to discuss the important topic of working with cancer. As professionals who have both experienced this devastating condition up close, Barbara and Liz share their invaluable insights, discussing all-important legal entitlements, and the best ways of ensuring that those who find themselves suffering through a cancer diagnosis are treated with the utmost care, respect and fairness at a time when it is needed most.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Most medical directors and HR line managers are not aware that once diagnosed with cancer, you are legally disabled and have certain rights.</li>
<li>One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime - a huge number representing half the population. 1000 people are diagnosed every day.</li>
<li>Some organisations have great policies, while others have none in place. Some have great policies but no structure for rolling it out on a local basis. We need a sense of uniformity and order.</li>
<li>A terrifying statistic is that many women suffering through cancer do not tell their places of work for fear of being "retired". They carry on and push themselves to the limit, making themselves even worse.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
'She gave me the power to say that this is what I am entitled to'
'More and more of us are surviving cancer and want to return to work'
'Some HR teams don't understand their responsibilities'
VALUABLE RESOURCES

<ul>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/infographics-templates/practical-wellbeing-resources/">Practical Wellbeing Resources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/positive-mental-health-culture-within-a-hybrid-workplace/">How to create a positive mental health culture within a hybrid workplace</a></li>
<li>New Info-book: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/infographics-templates/rethinking-performance-appraisals/">Rethinking Performance Appraisals</a></li>
<li>Resource: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/360-feedback-resources/actus-survey-directory/">Actus Survey Directory</a></li>
<li>Resource: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/360-feedback-resources/the-actus-360-question-directory/">The Actus 360 Question Directory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">Additional free HR Resources </a></li>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/learning-solutions/">Virtual Training Programmes</a></li>
</ul>
 If you liked this episode, try these 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hruprising.com/how-to-series/">Our new 'How to...' Series</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hruprising.com/health-and-wellbeing-with-anna-harrington-podcast-episode-103/">Podcast Episode 103: Wellbeing And Health In Business – with Anna Harrington</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hruprising.com/podcast-episode-63-practical-wellbeing-strategies/">Practical Wellbeing Strategies</a></li>
</ul>

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About The Guests, Barbara Wilson and Dr Liz O'Riordan 
Publicis Groupe Working with Cancer Pledge
<ul>
<li>Website - <a href="https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/">https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/</a></li>
<li>Pledge – <a href="https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/about-the-pledge">https://www.workingwithcancerpledge.com/about-the-pledge</a></li>
</ul>
Barbara Wilson- Founder and Director of Working With Cancer.
Barbara is a senior HR professional with over 40 years’ experience. In 2005, after being diagnosed with breast cancer and based on her professional and personal experience, Barbara set up a group with the aim of helping those of working age affected by cancer to return successfully to work. The group was the first to develop guidelines on work and cancer for HR professionals, line managers, employees and carers.
Barbara is a member of the CIPD, trained as a coach at Ashridge Management College, and is married with two sons.
<ul>
<li>Website <a href="https://workingwithcancer.co.uk/">https://workingwithcancer.co.uk/</a></li>
<li>LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer/</a></li>
<li>Instagram @workingwithcanceruk</li>
<li>Twitter @WorkWithCancer</li>
</ul>
Dr Liz O'Riordan
Liz was a 40-year-old consultant breast surgeon when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in July 2015. She suddenly realised that she had no idea what it was like to be a patient, despite spending her working life treating the disease. She started an award-winning blog to help doctors and patients see what having breast cancer is really like, in a friendly, informative way and now speaks all over the world about her experiences, including a TEDx talk (Jar of Joy), focusing on digital healthcare, self-care, and how to improve the patient experience. Her upcoming memoir comes out on 6th July 2023.
<ul>
<li>Book pre-order details: <a href="https://unbound.com/books/under-the-knife">https://unbound.com/books/under-the-knife</a></li>
<li>Speaker, Author and Storyteller - <a href="http://liz.oriordan.co.uk/">liz.oriordan.co.uk</a></li>
<li>Podcast Host – Don’t Ignore The Elephant</li>
<li>Co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’</li>
<li>Instagram @oriordanliz</li>
<li>Twitter @Liz_ORiordan</li>
</ul>
ABOUT THE HOST
Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&amp;D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.
“If you look up, you rise up”
CONTACT METHOD
<ul>
<li>Join the LinkedIn community - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a></li>
<li>Email: <a href="mailto:Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk">Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</a></li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @lucindacarney</li>
<li>Instagram: @hruprising</li>
<li>Facebook: @hruprising</li>
</ul>

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.

This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun.
The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website www.hruprising.com. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.

Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   

Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 

Connect with Actus here:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/
Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware
Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.
This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&amp;D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun. The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website <a href="http://www.hruprising.com">www.hruprising.com</a>. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&amp;D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.
Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   
Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 
Connect with Actus here:                                                                                                                                  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/ Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

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