King’s Fund report into dermatology services in the UK

"Our work exposed major concerns about the current quality of commissioning for dermatology services and the lack of specialist knowledge among commissioners. Commissioning should facilitate the new models of care with tariffs that reflect and encourage new patient-centred ways of working."

King’s Fund report into dermatology services in the UK
British Association of Dermatologists
April 2015

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Use of a validated screening tool for psoriatic arthritis in dermatology clinics

"We wanted to implement a robust system of screening for PA [psoriatic arthritis] in both psoriasis and general dermatology clinics in accordance with NICE guidelines which would be sustainable and reduce potential missed cases of the disease."

Use of a validated screening tool for psoriatic arthritis in dermatology clinics

B Ganatra, D Manoharan, V Akhras
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u203335.w2644

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Quality standards for teledermatology

"Teledermatology involves referring an image of the skin or the skin appendages of a patient together with relevant history of the condition to a clinician for advice....Wherever possible, a teledermatology service should be part of an integrated local dermatology service and should not destabilise local specialist services but work with them to optimise patient care."

Quality standards for teledermatology
Primary Care Commissioning
March 2013

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Clinical responses to the downturn

"Seven medical specialties address how they can help tackle the NHS financial challenge."

This report examines how to release NHS resources across the seven specialties of:

• neurosurgery
• geriatrics
• vascular services
• pathology
• orthopaedics
• neonatology 
• dermatology

Clinical responses to the downturn
NHS Confederation - in partnership with British Medical Association, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, and The Joint Medical Consultative Council
December 2010

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