Faculty statement
COVID-19 vaccination
Personal protective equipment (PPE) advice
- RCR statement on personal protective equipment (PPE) (1 May 2020)
- Personal protective equipment advice for oncology departments and teams (PDF) (14 April 2020)
Patient information
The RCR has worked with leading cancer care charities and professional bodies to produce tailored information on Protecting people with cancer from coronavirus when going for radiotherapy (PDF) (18 May 2020)
COVID-19 discussion forum
- Our clinical oncology coronavirus (COVID-19) discussion forum is available for RCR Fellows and members to share and discuss useful information (member login required).
Journal articles
- COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: first practical indications for radiotherapy departments (PDF) (link added 26 March 2020)
- Running a radiation oncology department at the time of coronavirus: an Italian experience (PDF) (link added 26 March 2020)
- COVID-19 articles from ASTRO journals (link added 26 March 2020)
Other sources of information
- ACP COVID-19 resources
- CRUK information for patients on COVID-19 and cancer
- Action Radiotherapy COVID-19 resources and links
Archived COVID-19 guidance and resources
These archived resources were developed in 2020 and are available for reference:
- Repository of advisory documents for cancer treatment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Faculty of Clinical Oncology position on COVID-19 (26 October 2020)
Guidance on recovery, restoration and reconfiguration for oncology departments (PDF) (25 June 2020)
- Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing for asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCW) and patients in non-surgical oncology in the UK (PDF) (8 June 2020)
RCR advice on non-urgent and cancer imaging during the coronavirus pandemic (30 March 2020)
Guidance for pre-operative chest CT imaging for elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic (Link added 15 April 2020)
CRUK guidance on remote consent for SACT (Link added 4 May 2020)
The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium established the Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium (4C) to answer urgent questions about COVID-19 (Link added 25 June 2020)
NICE guidelines
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy
Research projects
- National cancer data collection and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF) (6 May 2020)
- UK coronavirus cancer monitoring scheme
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