Podcast released: Let’s Talk About CAR-T and Pharmacy Technicians
In this episode we are joined by Gemma Hicks, Fan Iek Cheng and Jennifer Pirrie. We cover roles of pharmacy technicians within the CAR-T setting, benefits to patients and staff,…
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Join us at The Pharmacy Show 2023
BOPA is once again collaborating and partnering with The Pharmacy Show 2023, the UK’s LARGEST and LEADING national event for Pharmacy Professionals. Uniting thousands of your peers on 15-16 October…
The BOPA Digital SACT Verification Passport is now LIVE!
On Sunday 8th October 2023, Netty Cracknell, Lead Cancer Pharmacist at Ramsay Health Care UK / BOPA Verification Project Lead and Jonathan Knight, CEO and co-founder of Tefogo, launched the…
UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium – ICC in Birmingham 22-23rd January 2024
Dear Colleagues The next UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium is due to take place at the ICC in Birmingham 22-23rd January 2024. This is the 4th Meeting of UKIBCS, and the previous…
UK SACT Board annual conference – 28 November 2023
DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER! UK SACT Board annual conference – 28 November 2023 The UK SACT Board* will be hosting its Annual Conference at the Pullman London St Pancras Hotel on…
[Live] Uniting Expertise: the first BOPA and COSA collaboration – A BOPA E&T Webinar
The BOPA Education and Training Subcommittee would like to invite you to one of our live webinar sessions on Uniting Expertise: the first BOPA and COSA collaboration. When:…
You Spoke – We Listened: Website update
The BOPA website team has received feedback from several sources around the fact that when you log in after clicking a link it took you back to the homepage. This…
The guidance on the use of oral SACT for patients unable to swallow has been released!
Administration of oral systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) via enteral feeding tubes and other methods (Version 2) This document replaces one in the Oral SACT Counselling Handbook for Pharmacy and Nursing…
General principles to support SACT aseptic capacity pressures
We are delighted to confirm that the UK SACT Board has now published General principles to support Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy aseptic capacity pressures. It is available on the UKSB website.…
BOPA Education & Training Standards for Registered Pharmacy Professionals working in Cancer Services
BOPA are pleased to announce that the BOPA Education & Training Standards for Registered Pharmacy Professionals working in Cancer Services have been updated to incorporate the digital passport and level…
Request to all pharmacy staff who verify SACT
BOPA are initiating research to review the training currently in place for pharmacy staff to clinically check/verify SACT prescriptions. You do NOT need to be a member of BOPA to…
BOPA Standards for the Pharmacy Verification of Prescriptions for Cancer Medicines
Dear Members, A new version of the BOPA Standards for the Pharmacy Verification of Prescriptions for Cancer Medicines has been uploaded. https://www.bopa.org.uk/resources/bopa-standards-for-clinical-pharmacy-verification-of-cancer-medicine-prescriptions/ Change: They are now endorsed by the RPS.