Managing Chemotherapy patients during the COVID-19 crisis – A Clinical Pharmacy Congress Webinar in Partnership with BOPA

A Clinical Pharmacy Congress Webinar in Partnership with BOPA

 

Speaker – Steve Williamson, Lead Cancer Pharmacist, NHS England and NHS Improvement and previous Chair of BOPA

 

Discussion of the interim chemotherapy treatment options funded during the crisis and the NHS England / NICE clinical guidelines.

Will provide a run-through of how the NHS in England managed the commissioning of new interim chemotherapy treatments to benefit patients during COVID-19 including

• Discussion of the rationale for why treatments were chosen
• Discussion of the clinical benefits tool that was developed to inform decision making
• Presentation of the latest uptake figures for interim treatments
• Discussion of how things will change in future

 

Register and see event page HERE

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