- FoI Number
- 2022-661
- Subject
- Skin Cancer Clinical Pathway
- Date Received
- 20/01/2023
- Request and Response
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1. What are your current skin cancer patient clinical pathway guidelines e.g., from initial patient symptoms in a GP setting to specialist referral as well as treatment and follow-up procedures and protocol. Attached are two outdated CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) pathway guidelines for reference.
Direct referral to surgical specialist for assessment and removal.
Abnormal results straight to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in NHS Grampian who direct treatment and follow-up.
2. Does your skin cancer pathway include remote patient-clinic interactions (as opposed to face-to-face interactions), Yes or No and if yes, elaborate what they are and what stage in the pathway they’re used e.g., teledermatology (the use of digital photography to assess patient lesions) at the GP stage.
No though would be accepted if appropriate.
3. What were your latest skin cancer pathway guidelines in 2019/2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (announced as a pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020).
If possible, the preferred format of this information is electronic word document (.doc/.docx) or PDF.
No change – as above.
