Support, personalised for you

Personalised care is about making sure every person has the support, information and choice they need to live well and manage their health in a way that works for them. It recognises that people are experts in their own lives, and that good health and wellbeing depend on more than medical treatment alone.

Across the NHS, personalised care is becoming a core part of how we work. It means moving away from a “onesizefitsall” approach and instead focusing on what matters most to each individual—giving people a more active role in decisions about their care and support.

What personalised care means for you

When your care is personalised, you can expect:

Choice and
Control

You’ll be involved in decisions about your health and care, with clear information about your options. Together with your healthcare team, you’ll agree a plan that reflects your needs, preferences, and goals.

Support That Works
For You

Personalised care brings together medical support with help for the wider factors that influence wellbeing—like daily activities, work, home life, or emotional health. This may include access to social prescribing link workers, health coaches, or support networks in your local community.

Better
Conversations

Personalised care starts with good conversations: understanding your experiences, what’s important to you, and what you hope to achieve. This approach helps build trust and ensures your care and support is meaningful. 

How personalised care helps

Improves health and wellbeing

People who feel informed, supported, and involved in decisions are more confident in managing their health and often experience better outcomes.

Strengthens independence

By focusing on individual strengths and goals, personalised care enables people to manage their conditions more effectively and maintain independence.

Connects you to your community

Support doesn’t only come from clinical services. Personalised care can link you to local groups, activities and services that support your physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.

Support services for you

Physical Activity & Exercise

Movement, physical activity and exercise can be a powerful part of cancer care and recovery.

Moving more in ways that feel right for you can help support your body and wellbeing during and after treatment.

Even small amounts of movement can make a meaningful difference when you’re living with and beyond cancer.

On the Physical Activity page you’ll find trusted information about exercise and activity across South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire.

Whether you’re living with cancer, supporting someone who is, a healthcare professional, or part of a community or voluntary organisation, you’ll find guidance, resources and local opportunities to help people move more, feel better, and live well during and after cancer treatment.

Emotional and practical support

Emotional support – our resource is here to help people affected by cancer cope with stress, worry, or difficult life events. 

Connecting people with practical help, such as community services, advice, and resources that make daytoday life easier. 

Building confidence and coping skills, so people feel stronger, more supported, and less alone.

Strengthen skills and development for health care professionals to ensure people affected by cancer receive the highest quality support.

Help for people living with the lasting impact of cancer

Late effects of cancer are health problems that can develop months or years after cancer treatment has finished. They can affect different parts of the body and may include fatigue, pain, changes in memory or concentration, hormonal changes, heart or lung issues, or emotional impacts like anxiety. These can vary from person to person, and many can be managed with the right support and followup care.

Our resource provides a simple, single place to find information on support services for late effects and to access learning and development materials for healthcare practitioners supporting people affected by cancer.