Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network

World Cancer Day: our journeys are unique, but we thrive when united

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network, 28 January 2025 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, Health & Wellbeing

This year the Civil Service Working Through Cancer Network will show support for World Cancer Day on 4 February by focusing our events on the unique human story behind every cancer diagnosis, and how by uniting we are stronger and …

World Cancer Day: Uniting our voices and taking action

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network, 1 February 2023 - A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

To mark World Cancer Day, the Civil Service Working Through Cancer Network is encouraging staff to raise awareness about prevention, detection and treatment of cancer and the significant value of workplace support groups.  This year’s theme for World Cancer Day …

World Cancer Day: Big wins from small acts of kindness 

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network, 1 February 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Uncategorized

Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, Seonaid Webb tells how small kindnesses can help make such a difference to colleagues facing cancer. Over the past two years, the impact of COVID-19 on people affected by cancer has been …

World Cancer Day 2021

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network, 4 February 2021 - A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing

To mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, Seonaid Webb, talks about how we are ensuring the Civil Service is more confident to support people affected by cancer. Having been diagnosed with cancer myself in 2016, and now as chair …

Did you know that cancer is classed as a disability under the Equality Act?

Seonaid Webb is Deputy Director for Change, Strategy Directorate, Defra and Chair of the Civil Service Working through Cancer network, 1 December 2020 - Better policymaking, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing

Sadly in the UK, one in two people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and around 1 million people of working age, currently have cancer. Given the significant number of people affected (including many thousands of carers and …

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