Alastair Whitington recaps the views of Dr Anne Rigg, Chair of the NHS England Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group, on the impacts of COVID-19 on cancer patients and staff
The UK Chemotherapy Board Annual Conference 2020 was held on 26 November 2020 as a virtual event. In this quarter’s Oncology Corner column, Alastair Whitington, Consultant Editor for Specialised Medicine, summarises a presentation given by Dr Anne Rigg, Chair of the NHS England Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group, on the delivery of systemic anticancer treatments (SACT) during the pandemic, impacts of COVID-19 on oncology patients and professionals, and actions underway to restore cancer services.