FOI 1755 - Skin Cancer Pathways
FOI Reference Number:
1755
Request
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 Attached are two outdated CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) pathway guidelines for reference.
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.
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).
Response
Date: 27 January 2023
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DECISION NOTICE
Dear Sir / Madam,
FOI Reference Number: 1755
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 Attached are two outdated CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) pathway guidelines for reference.
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.
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).
Our response:
I can confirm that we do not hold the information that you are seeking. This information is held by our provider Trusts and we would recommend that you contact them directly for this information as below:
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/about-us/contact-us/freedom-information
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust:
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-foi/
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Kathryn Jacklin
FOI Officer
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
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