Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
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4.2.2 Healthcare settings and services that will not be covered<br />
a) Primary prevention and education.<br />
4.3 Key areas of clinical management<br />
<strong>Improving</strong> Outcomes <strong>for</strong><br />
People <strong>with</strong> Skin Tumours<br />
<strong>including</strong> Melanoma<br />
Appendix 2<br />
The following key areas of clinical management will be included,<br />
because they have direct implications <strong>for</strong> service delivery.<br />
a) Services <strong>for</strong> Diagnosis and Staging (excluding those being<br />
addressed as part of the updated referral guidelines) <strong>including</strong>:<br />
• General practitioners and other members of the primary<br />
care team<br />
• Dermatology departments<br />
A2<br />
• Plastic surgery units<br />
• Pathology departments<br />
• Radiology and nuclear medicine departments<br />
• Telemedicine<br />
In addition, the guidance will address the important issue of data<br />
collection and registration of <strong>skin</strong> <strong>tumours</strong>.<br />
b) Treatment services, to include treatment in the following settings.<br />
• Primary care – surgery, cryotherapy, topical chemotherapy.<br />
• Dermatology centres – surgery, Mohs surgery, cryotherapy,<br />
photodynamic therapy, topical chemotherapy, laser therapy<br />
and immunotherapy.<br />
• Plastic surgery units, <strong>including</strong> oculoplastic surgery.<br />
• Cancer centres – radiotherapy, chemotherapy and<br />
immunotherapy.<br />
• Other specialised units such as maxillofacial surgery, ENT,<br />
and genetics.<br />
c) Multi-professional working and service integration across sectors.<br />
d) Follow-up.<br />
Guidance on cancer services: <strong>skin</strong> <strong>tumours</strong> <strong>including</strong> <strong>melanoma</strong><br />
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