PublicationsGuidelines & Standards

BOPA will set the professional standards for the practice of oncology pharmacy in the UK. Our practice guidelines and standard documents can be found here.

Medicines Optimisation, Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Workforce Plan (Jan 2015)

The requirement for pharmacist verification of chemotherapy prescribing is a mandatory component of the anti-cancer medicines. In addition to minimise the risk of adverse treatment outcomes (increased toxicity or decreased efficacy) due to co-morbidity, complementary or alternative medicines it is essential that all patients have their medication history assessed in accordance with NICE guidance on medicines reconciliation.

These BOPA Worforce Plan wil help service providers and commissioners plan the Oncology pharmacy service Requirements.

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BOPA Chemotherapy e-Prescribing Standards (October 2015)

The BOPA Standards for Reducing Risks Associated with e-Prescribing Systems for Chemotherapy outlines steps that can be considered to be best practice in reducing the risks of errors arising from the introduction and use of e-prescribing systems for chemotherapy.

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BOPA Non Medical Prescribing Guidelines ( December 2016)

BOPA supports the work and development of pharmacists as non-medical prescribers (NMPs) working as part of the cancer services team.

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Verification Standards (April 2013)

The BOPA Standards for Clinical Pharmacy Verification of cancer medicine prescriptions describes what key steps a pharmacist must take when checking prescriptions for anticancer medicines.

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