The new Working Through Cancer Network was featured this week on page 47 of The House magazine. (The House | If you have cancer, Parliament can be a hard place to work – our new network will help change that)

A cross-party group of staffers, is hosting a small, informal launch on Thursday 12 March (drop in 9.30–11am) in the Jubilee Room. It will be a chance for both Members and their staff to hear first-hand experiences and understand what we are hoping to achieve.

1 in 2 of us will be affected by cancer – yet many people in Parliament are still working through it quietly and alone. 

We hope the network will :

• offer practical support
• develop resources and information
• provide a safe, confidential space for anyone in our parliamentary community who is affected, directly or as a loved one’s carer through a buddying system.

Our immediate focus is to:

• Encourage colleagues to join
• Help line managers recognise the value of the network
• Equip supporters to champion it more widely

What we’re asking today is simple:

• Add the Network’s Launch event to your diary right away!
• Share this invite with colleagues and WhatsApp groups so people know where to turn before they need it.
• Come along to support us and find out more…
• If you can’t attend, let us know that you support the network and would like to hear more.

For more information or to support, please email robertsg@parliament.uk