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Cancer project to involve occupational therapy

Wednesday 26th May 2010

A project to help cancer survivors will have input from occupational therapists.

The Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre is launching a scheme entitled the Vocational Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients, thisiscrawley.co.uk reports.

It is intended to provide people with help to enable them to rebuild their lives and, as well as occupational therapy, it will provide legal and benefit advice and information on employees' rights.

Also, coaching and mentoring to get them back into the workplace will take place.

Commenting on the motivation behind the idea, Olive Tree manager Marilyn Drury said: "Although more and more working-age patients are surviving the disease, their vocational needs have not always been recognised."

Staying in or returning to work can be a positive goal for many people, she added.

Based in the grounds of Crawley Hospital, the Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre is an independent charity that offers support to patients and their families.

Written by Megan Smith