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General guidance
A number of sites provide general guidance on commissioning:
Health care needs and quality of care
The assessment of local health care needs and the quality of care provided by existing providers are central to service review and design:
- Skin conditions in the UK: A Health Care Needs Assessment
- Quality Standards for Dermatology
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Quality Standards for Teledermatology
GPwSI in Dermatology and Skin Surgery
The following mandatory Department of Health documents have been produced for GPwSI in Dermatology and Skin Surgery:
- Providing Care for Patients with Skin Conditions: Guidance and Resources for Commissioners
- Implementing care closer to home - convenient quality care for patients:
- Guidance and Competencies for the provision of services using GPs with Special Interests (GPwSI) - Dermatology and Skin Surgery
Managing skin cancer the in the community
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NICE guidance for Skin Tumours including Melanoma
Other documents on commissioning
- Please click here for the PCDS document which provides practical advise on setting up services for GPwSI
DES & LES services
- Please click here for more information
Audit and other research
In order for the PCDS to support GPwSI and others working in the community it is important that you tell us about your work. Examples of information that are useful to the PCDS include:
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GPwSI database - please provide us with brief details of the type of service you run (eg dermatology, skin surgery) and how many sessions you work a week as a GPwSI
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Audit - results of patient experience questionnaires, BCC complete excision rates, impacts on Secondary Care waiting lists (dermatology and / or plastic surgery) and cost-effectiveness
- Models of care - if you have developed a successful model of care, then with your permission we can share it with others. Below is an example of one such service:
Please email all such information to pcds@pcds.org.uk