About BOPA
BOPA is the British Oncology Pharmacy Association, founded in the autumn of 1996 and grew out of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA).
The purpose of BOPA, which is a registered charity, is to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, communication, research and innovation by an alliance of hospital, community and academic pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, those in the pharmaceutical industry and other healthcare professionals.
BOPA’s principal objective is to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer, thereby improving their quality of life. We aim to do this within our ten Mission Statements.
Further details can be found in the BOPA constitution.
Who is behind BOPA

Executive Committee
The Executive Committee work on behalf of the BOPA members to prioritise and co-ordinate the many activities and workstreams required to achieve our goals.
Meet our Executive Committee
Subcommittees
There are several subcommittees & working groups that report directly to the Executive Committee each month. These subcommittees & working groups support the executive committee and keep the organisation at the forefront of care.
View our Subcommittees
Affiliated Groups
There are several affiliated groups to BOPA. The groups and BOPA work together jointly to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, communication, research or innovation.
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25th BOPA Symposium 2022
7th to 9th October 2022 at The ACC Liverpool
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Members: www.bopa.org.uk/2022-members-symposium-link/
Non members: Contact Media1Productions: [email protected]
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DRAFT AGENDA
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CONFERENCE FEES (includes VAT)
Early-bird rate applies up until Monday 22nd August 2022
Corporate Members
Please click on the logos below to take you to our corporate members websites. Our corporate Members financially support the work of BOPA through membership and are vitally important to us and our work. Please click here to see all the corporate members.
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