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Dermatology


Our care pathways have changed, both to safeguard patients from exposure to Covid-19 and due to the demands placed on services in treating those affected by the disease. To view our current waiting times please click here (last updated 18 May 2021).

This webpage was last updated on: 02 Mar 2021 16:57:27.683

 

Clinical Pathway

Recommended Action

Routine outpatients New

Clinical review and most are being cancelled including paed derm  video clinics. Will all be cancelled when required

Routine outpatient Follow up

Either moved to telephone clinic or cancelled including CNS clinics. Review patient on biologics f2f

Rapid access 

To continue to be seen as normal in clinic  

Patch 

Do next week clinics – then cancel

PDT

Cancelled

Photo

Cancelled

Routine Surgery Day Surgery & outpatients 

Urgent and skin cancers

Rapid access surgery outpatients 

Clinically reviewed and only operating on the highest risk patients, those that can be delayed will be 

Inpatient referrals

Will be managed via advice and guidance firstly ask for photos  and only seen if necessary

At- risk patients

Identify those patients with reduced immunity as per Royal college guidance and BAD guidance. 

Vulnerable patients

Patients who are receiving conventional disease-modifying drugs including biologics and novel small molecule immunosuppressants such as Apremilast will be reviewed on case by case. 

Biologics will continue. 

Oral medication and s/c methotrexate will continue

Homecare delivery services

To liaise with pharmacy

Day case patients

To continue Biologics on MTU