How to win: Living with Cancer Employer Collaborative - Roundtable Events

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DHSC will be hosting two virtual roundtable events, led by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation, on the “Living with Cancer” agenda to discuss how employers and other organisations can better support people to remain in or return to work following a cancer diagnosis and treatment, with a particular focus on the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and spreading best practice across sectors of the economy. The roundtables will take place on: • Tuesday, 27th October 2026, 09:30-10:30 GMT • Tuesday, 3rd November 2026, 09:30-10:30 GMT To register your organisation’s interest in one of these events, please complete the following registration form by Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 11:59 pm: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HHkA63U0d81Ht4WY0oa7NW1UNFZKVktHMU9ZWVhIT01GNDRKMU0zTE9aVS4u Attendance is restricted to one person per organisation. The National Cancer Plan for England recognises the impact that cancer can have on people’s working lives and sets out an ambition to work with employers and impact economy investors to raise awareness of effective interventions, scale good practice an

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