Dermatology pathway

A range of patient-facing tools to help patients to monitor their skin conditions and symptoms, and share images with a clinician

• An app to measure eczema symptoms using the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure
• App to send photos directly from patient to dermatologist
  

Digital solutions to enable healthcare professionals to use a smartphone to capture patient images securely, improving rapid communication between clinical teams and streamlining patient care

• Taking images securely to get advice and guidance
• A teledermatology pilot to improve cancer care in Leeds
• Using an app for advice and guidance and referral management to help reduce dermatology appointments
• Teletriage service for two-week wait referrals
• Digital innovation to support the redesign and delivery of a community dermatology service
  

Digital communication between two clinicians to enable a clinician to seek rapid advice from another, by sharing clinical data and images

• Using an app for advice and guidance and referral management to help reduce dermatology appointments
• Teledermatology using e-Referral Service advice and guidance at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
• Teledermatology advice and guidance service at the Barts Health NHS Trust
• Secure web platform for advice and guidance to reduce inappropriate outpatient referrals
• Use of a teledermatology platform to reduce dermatology referrals to secondary care
• Transformation of the routine management of dermatology cases
• A teledermatology assessment service for combined routine and 2 week wait (2WW) skin lesions
• Digital innovation to support the redesign and delivery of a community dermatology service
  

Support for primary care professionals referring into secondary care and enabling feedback on referrals

• Taking images securely to get advice and guidance
• Using an app for advice and guidance and referral management to help reduce dermatology appointments
• Transformation of the routine management of dermatology cases
• Teletriage service for two-week wait referrals
• Teledermatology and e-Referral Service advice and guidance
• A teledermatology assessment service for combined routine and 2 week wait (2WW) skin lesions
• Digital innovation to support the redesign and delivery of a community dermatology service
  

Digital tools to facilitate virtual consultations between clinicians and patients

• A text messaging and video call system between clinician and patient in primary care
• Virtual patient consultation: Stirling Community Hospital, Stirling and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
• Digital innovation to support the redesign and delivery of a community dermatology service