NHSE Interim treatment options
Message from Steve Williamson, NHS England Lead Cancer Pharmacist 29th April 2020 – NHSE Interim treatment options Dear Colleague You may have seen that NICE has published an updated…
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ISOPP Conference
BOPA is please to inform our membership that the ISOPP 2019 conference generated a surplus. In line with HMRC guidance this surplus will be classed as restricted funds and will…
MOGA (the Medical Oncology Group of Australia): Practical considerations for the management of cancer patients during the COVID19 pandemic
Please find the pre-print of the Segelov paper which has been endorsed by MOGA (the Medical Oncology Group of Australia) and is awaiting publication. Click here
BOPA Guidance on the contents of a SACT protocol
A guide for members on what information is recommended to be included in a SACT protocol. Available here: https://www.bopa.org.uk/resources/bopa-guidance-on-contents-of-sact-protocol/
BOPA Cancer Pharmacy Education and Training Standards
This programme has been developed to ensure that there is a baseline standard for training for all pharmacy staff within the UK who verify SACT prescriptions or discuss treatment with…
National generic immunotherapy consent form
The consent form project team is pleased to announce that the national generic immunotherapy consent form has been reviewed and is now available on the CRUK website at: www.cruk.org/sact_consent. The…
Advice for community pharmacists:
BOPA have produced a practical information sheet for pharmacists supporting cancer patients in the community setting. Please share this information with your community colleagues, and encourage them to sign up…
BOPA website FREE sections for 3 months + 15 months membership for existing members
Dear All, The BOPA committee are pleased to state that the e-learning modules, the general forum and all resources on the BOPA website are now free for all healthcare professionals…
UKCPA Webinar Number 2 – Critical Care Update
Critical Care Pharmacy Q&A – Tuesday 31 March | 7pm – 8pm UKCPA Critical Care Committee Experts Greg Barton, Specialist Pharmacist, Critical Care and Burns, Mark Borthwick, Consultant Pharmacist Critical…
Message from the BOPA Committee Co-Chairs
We wanted to touch base with you all and to let you know that your committee are here for you. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind and both…
Geoff Saunders retirement announcement
Geoff qualified as a Pharmacist in 1982 and has held a variety of NHS roles as an oncology pharmacist since then. His current role of Consultant Oncology Pharmacist at the…
ACP trainees’ committee has put together a short message to cancer patients
Dear all, Understandably, anxiety amongst cancer patients during the current coronavirus crisis is high. In view of this, the ACP trainees’ committee has put together a short message to cancer…