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Following the 2021 Spending Review, we are increasing the number training posts in dermatology in England to<\/del> by <\/ins>15, with doctors in postgraduate training in post from August 2022. The National Health Service is also ensuring that patients can access specialist care through dermatology outpatient services. This focuses on a personalised approach for patients waiting for outpatient appointments, improving waiting times and offering choice for patients at the point of referral. Pharmacies can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for many skin conditions and where appropriate pharmacists can advise the patient to consult a general practitioner (GP), nurse or other healthcare professional.<\/p>

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Many dermatology departments in England now offer a rapid access Teledermatology Advice and Guidance service for GPs to seek advice from a specialist prior to a referral being made. The use of technology, such as digital images, reduces unnecessary face-to-face appointments and provides flexibility for patients when booking outpatient appointments.<\/p>

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A Teledermatology Roadmap for 2020-21 v1.0 provides recommendations on optimising teledermatology triage and specialist advice, including establishing a working group of multidisciplinary clinical leads and other stakeholders. A copy of the Roadmap is attached. The two-week wait skin cancer pathway: innovative approaches to support early diagnosis of skin cancer as part of the NHS COVID-19 recovery plan also includes a new virtual pathway using teledermatology. A copy of the guidance for the skin cancer pathway is attached.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4909", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kamall"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Kamall"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472712/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "NOTP Teledermatology Roadmap 202021 v10 FINAL (1).pdf"} , "title" : "A Teledermatology Roadmap for 2020-21 v1.0"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472712/answer/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "B0829-suspected-skin-cancer-two-week-wait-pathway-optimisation-guidance (1).pdf"} , "title" : "The two-week wait skin cancer pathway: innovative "} ], "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472712/answer/previousversion/11525", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4909", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kamall"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Kamall"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472712/answer/previousversion/11525/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "NOTP Teledermatology Roadmap 202021 v10 FINAL (1).pdf"} , "title" : "A Teledermatology Roadmap for 2020-21 v1.0"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472712/answer/previousversion/11525/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "B0829-suspected-skin-cancer-two-week-wait-pathway-optimisation-guidance (1).pdf"} , "title" : "The two-week wait skin cancer pathway: innovative "} ]} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-07T16:32:46.867Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2022-07-26T14:02:01.603Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Health Professions: Dermatology"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address shortages in the dermatology workforce in England; and what assessment they have made of the potential role of (1) tele-dermatology for diagnostic support and triage, (2) GPs, (3) nurses, and (4) pharmacists, in increasing capacity for treatment and monitoring of skin disorder.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Finlay of Llandaff"} ], "uin" : "HL1184"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 1, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }