Low risk squamous cell carcinoma and appropriate follow up
Dáire Goodman, Gary Fenn, Brian Pierce, Rhona Thuillier, Hannah Glavin, Roisin Dolan
TL;DR
The paper discusses reducing unnecessary follow-up visits for low-risk skin cancer patients to optimize healthcare resources.
Contribution
The authors propose practical measures to cut down outpatient appointments in their unit.
Findings
Unnecessary follow-ups for low-risk squamous cell carcinoma are common.
Reducing outpatient appointments can free up resources for professional development.
Abstract
A recent article in the BJD postulated that it may be "Time to reconsider skin cancer‐related follow‐up visits". In our unit, we too have been seeing too many patient's unnecessarily and we put in place measures to reduce the numbers of outpatient appointments thereby diverting the resources saved into professional development.
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TopicsNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies · Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management · Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research