Nurse and pharmacist systemic anti-cancer therapy review clinics and their impact on patient experience and care: A systematic review.

Aim: To review the evidence of how nurse and pharmacist roles have been incorporated into the management of patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) services and their impact on patient experience and care provision.

Design: Systematic Review.

Data Sources: Seven databases were searched on 10 April 2022.

'A life in a day' simulation experience: perceptions of oncology nurses and pharmacy staff.

Background: Due to an increase in patient numbers, more cancer patients are being reviewed by non-medical healthcare professionals (HCPs), and it is essential that they can empathise with patients and care for them holistically. 'A Life in a Day' is a role reversal simulation (RRS) which demonstrates the challenges, choices and impacts that cancer patients face every day, facilitated by a Smartphone application (app). This study focused on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and was designed to evaluate the impact of RRS on participants from the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) and the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), and identify any changes made to clinical practice as a result.

Staff sensitisation to therapeutic monoclonal antibodies resulting from workplace exposure: A case report.

Monoclonal antibodies were introduced to clinical practice in 1980s and play a vital role in a variety of diseases and clinical interventions including cancer, inflammatory disease, and ophthalmologic disease. There is a lack of substantial research or evidence on the effect of occupational exposure on staff, leading many staff to have significant concerns about what is a safe level of exposure, especially given their increasing availability and use. This report describes a case in which a nurse became sensitised to monoclonal antibodies as a result of preparing and administering them in a clinical area, and the subsequent actions taken in response to the incident to reduce the risk to staff.