NICAN
NICaN
Lorna Cairns
NICaN BOPA Executive Representative
The purpose of the NICaN Pharmacy Group is to lead and co-ordinate the planning and delivery of equitable and high quality Pharmaceutical Services to all patients within the Northern Ireland Cancer Network. They are the source of expertise to both the NICaN Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Clinical Reference Group (CRG) contributing to the annual work plan and agenda and to the Network providing pharmaceutical advice on cancer care issues. The group works in partnership with other tumour and cross cutting clinical reference groups to support the development of clinical guidelines, policies and structures to ensure consistency and equity of care for all patients. The Core Members have expert knowledge of cancer pharmacy and have assigned tasks which form the overall annual work programme.
Core duties of the NICaN pharmacy group include:
The NICaN website is Northern Ireland Cancer Network | Northern Ireland Cancer Network (hscni.net)
The NICaN Pharmacy section is Pharmacy Group | Northern Ireland Cancer Network (hscni.net)
NICaN Pharmacy Group Chair- Deborah Neeson, Interim NI Regional Lead Cancer Services Pharmacist
NI representative for BOPA – Lorna Cairns, Consultant Pharmacist, Western Trust, NI
There are several specialist interest groups with BOPA. The groups and BOPA work together jointly to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, communication, research or innovation.
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There are several international pharmacy oncology groups working towards improving patient care and supporting pharmacists within oncology.
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There are several subcommittees & working groups that report directly to the Executive Committee each month. These subcommittees & working groups support the executive committee and keep the organisation at the forefront of care.
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The Executive Committee work on behalf of the BOPA members to prioritise and co-ordinate the many activities and workstreams required to achieve our goals
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