Digital subcommittee

Netty is an experienced oncology pharmacist and has worked for over 16 years in this sector. She has a vast range of experience including Lead oncology and haemato-oncology pharmacist within an NHS Trust, Lead Pharmacist for an NHS cancer network, and project management roles for the implementation of SACT electronic prescribing both in the NHS and the independent sector. She is currently in a national role as the Lead Cancer Pharmacist for Ramsay Healthcare UK.

During these 16 years Netty has been an active member of BOPA. She currently co-chairs the Digital Subcommittee and co-chairs the UK Chemotherapy Forum where she represents BOPA. She is also a member of the Independent Sector Oncology Pharmacy Group and the Independent Sector Cancer Network. She is passionate about improving cancer care within the independent sector and improving safety for patients and staff with the use of digital media. Netty also has a passion for education and training and uses her strengths of IT and enthusiasm to support all pharmacy staff in all sectors to access a variety of information and training from the BOPA website.

Joe is a Specialist Cancer Pharmacist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and has previously been a member of the Cancer teams at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and University College London Hospitals with a specialist interest in prostate cancer, paediatrics and antimicrobial stewardship. He is now working towards his independent prescribing qualification within the colorectal cancer speciality.

His patient facing role within the MDT, has allowed him to initiate and progress applied health research projects in his area of practice to benefit patient care.

Joe won Best Oral Plenary Presentation at the BOPA 2017 Symposium in Glasgow for his abstract: ‘Preliminary results of a Specialist Pharmacist led Medicines Optimisation Service (Polypharmacy clinic) for Prostate Cancer patients’. As a consequence of this award he attended ASCO 2018 in Chicago as a member of the BOPA Bursary scheme where they promoted BOPA’s digital education strategy and provided digital education through videos and online graphics to the BOPA members.

Joe is Secretary of the BOPA Executive Committee and is also Co-Chair of the BOPA Digital Sub-committee. Joe is passionate about improving digital education of our members and the wider oncology audience.