Dermatology toolkit

1. Dermatology high level service reviews

• Schofield J, Grindlay D, Williams H. Skin conditions in the UK: a health care needs assessment. Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, 2010.
• British Association of Dermatologists publication on case reviews in commissioning of Dermatology Services in England 2013
• Kings fund report March 2014. ‘How can dermatology services meet current and future patient needs, while ensuring quality of care is not compromised and access is equitable across the UK? 

2. Service Guidance and Quality Standards

• Quality standards for Dermatology 2011
• Quality standards for teledermatology 2013 
• Guidance for commissioning Dermatology Services, Clinical Services Unit, British Association of Dermatologists 2014
• UK guidance on the use of mobile photographic devices in Dermatology 2017

3. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standards

• Skin cancer (QS130) 2016
• Psoriasis (QS40) 2013
• Atopic Eczema Under 12’s (QS44) 2013
• Pressure Ulcers (QS89) 2015

4. National Dermatology Audit standards and reports from the British Association of Dermatologists

5. Cochrane special collection on skin cancer diagnosis

A collection of the evidence for the accuracy of diagnostic tests for all types of skin cancer. 

6. NHS England Elective Care Transformation Programme: Transforming Dermatology elective care services, a handbook for local health and care systems 2019 (PDF) 

7. Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group Dermoscopy project 2016

8. Evaluation of a Community Dermatology Pilot (Solihull pilot at GPS Healthcare) and NHS Savings 2017-18 (PDF)

9. Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) case study: Transformation of the routine management of dermatology cases (PDF)

10. Dermatology Structured referral forms (PDF)

may be used subject to local evaluation and adaptation to support secondary care referrals/e-mail advice (designed by Dr Emma Le Roux).