Abstract
On Sunday 8 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 BOPA Digital SACT Verification Passport at the 26th BOPA Annual Symposium in Wales. Delegates celebrated the announcement with a standing ovation!
The concept of the passport allows staff to move between organisations throughout the UK without the need for complete re-training and validation due to the accreditation record being held by an individual rather than the hiring organisation. In a digital format it also has the added benefits of portability, ease of access, auditability and fully assured digital sign-off. It is available free for BOPA free associates or BOPA paid members to access via the BOPA website.
Netty Cracknell states “The BOPA passport will standardise oncology pharmacy training across all four devolved nations and introduces the minimum standard required by a pharmacist to clinically verify SACT (chemotherapy) prescriptions in the UK. It will save duplication of work by tutors, and repeat training across the NHS and other healthcare organisations, allowing clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to concentrate on other tasks. It is a major development in the area of education and training for healthcare’.
Jonathan Knight added “It's been incredible to watch more than 100 pharmacists come together as part of BOPA to create and agree a unified approach to SACT verification training. The hard work that has been done over the last year will benefit thousands of pharmacists and their patients over the coming years, and it shows how effective organisations like BOPA can be at advancing clinical practice. We’re very proud to be working with BOPA and to have BOPA members able to digitally complete the SACT Verification Passports on Compassly”
To learn more visit: https://www.bopa.org.uk/verificationhub/
For queries about the BOPA passport please email verificationpassport@bopa.org.uk
For queries about Compassly please email info@compassly.com.
