# Work and money with pancreatic cancer (UK)

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## TL;DR

Cancer counts as a disability, so your employer must consider reasonable adjustments; benefits such as PIP, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance may apply, an SR1 form from your doctor speeds claims where the cancer cannot be cured, prescriptions are free in England with an FP92A certificate, and Macmillan's advisers and calculator work out what you can claim.

## Summary

Pancreatic Cancer UK says you have rights at work and are protected from discrimination, that your employer must make reasonable adjustments such as part-time hours, flexible start and finish times, changed duties, more breaks or working from home, and that a family member who cares for you may also need to stop working. On money it says to get advice as soon as possible from Macmillan, Carers UK, Carers Trust or Citizens Advice; that you and your family may be able to claim Carer's Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Adult Disability Payment (Scotland) or Attendance Allowance; that Macmillan's online Benefits Calculator and advisers help with forms; that if the cancer cannot be cured, special rules speed up claims and your doctor or nurse fills in an SR1 form (BASRiS in Scotland); that prescriptions are free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and, in England, free for anyone having treatment for cancer or its effects with a medical exemption certificate (ask for form FP92A); and that help exists with hospital travel, parking, energy bills and grants. After a Whipple operation, going back to work may take at least three months, longer with chemotherapy, and you may return with fewer hours or more breaks. Macmillan says the Equality Act 2010 (England, Scotland and Wales) protects people with cancer from less favourable treatment and that Statutory Sick Pay applies where there is no company scheme. This is orientation from public patient pages and guidelines, not advice for your case: your own team's instructions and 24-hour number come first.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: sick pay; reasonable adjustments; SR1 form; free prescriptions; PIP
- Tags: gi; pancreatic

## Sources

- Pancreatic Cancer UK: work and money: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/dealing-with-pancreatic-cancer/daily-life-with-pancreatic-cancer/work-and-money/
- Pancreatic Cancer UK: going home from hospital after surgery: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/treatments-for-pancreatic-cancer/surgery-for-pancreatic-cancer/recovering-from-surgery/
- Macmillan: work and cancer: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/work-and-cancer
- NHS: carer's assessments: https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/support-and-benefits-for-carers/carer-assessments/
- NHS: benefits for carers: https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/support-and-benefits-for-carers/benefits-for-carers/

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