BOPA launch 'Play Your Part' for the world of community pharmacy

CancerHubs have been created for both organisations which are located at CancerHUB: Home Page - BOPA and NPA CancerHub - NPA » NPA.  Both hubs presently contain the same information and enable you to find all of Let’s Communicate Cancer, Play Your Part materials and other comprehensive information to help your cancer patients.

Play Your Part educates and encourages and enables all patient facing pharmacy staff and other interested healthcare professionals through several types of media:

• Short animations on red flag symptoms for types of cancer to improve recognition of these during conversation with patients.
• A new module called the Patient journey which contains 7 x short videos following a patient journey to improve understanding of the emotional side of cancer.
• Downloadable factsheets in two series:
  • Treating side effects of cancer (Rashes, neutropenic sepsis, mucositis, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, peripheral pain)    
  • Understanding types of cancer treatment (Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy.

There is also a healthy living guide which enables access to free downloadable and printable materials for pharmacies to run 4 healthy living campaigns over the next year.  This is also situated in the BOPA and NPA CancerHUBs under Play Your Part.

All of these new training materials can be accessed here: 

• CancerHUB: Play Your Part - BOPA
• Let's Communicate Cancer - Play your part - NPA » NPA