Scottish patients to benefit from new national digital dermatology pathway
NES is delighted to be involved in a new national Digital Dermatology pathway which allows faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions using a secure mobile app.
The new pathway allows Primary Care clinicians to take images of a patient’s skin using a mobile device as part of the referral process. This means that Dermatology decision-makers can access this digital image to triage, diagnose and assess skin conditions without the patient being physically present.
No images are kept on the mobile device and instead are stored centrally on the National Digital Platform for Health & Social Care before being attached to the GP referral on the national SCI Gateway referral system.
Christopher Wroath, Director of NES Technology Service said:
“NES has led on the technology delivery of this new Digital Dermatology pathway. Working to coordinate technology partners, to deliver key components on the National Digital Platform, to test and verify the overall solution, and to support rollout.
“We’ve worked in close collaboration with colleagues from Centre for Sustainable Delivery, NHS National Services Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Consultant Connect and from other areas within NES.
“We’re extremely proud of the whole team for the effort and expertise that they’ve brought to bear on this impactful work.”
The national Digital Dermatology pathway is one of the first innovations to be approved for national rollout through the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA). ANIA is a collaborative venture that is coordinated by the national Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) and involves NHS National Services Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Public Health Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland.
Fiona Fraser, Associate Director, NHS Scotland Academy Learning and Innovation Directorate at NES said:
“Our collaboration with ANIA partners ensures a strategic and progressive approach to workforce that enables innovation adoption and implementation.
“For the new Digital Dermatology Pathway, the Workforce Diversification workstream coordinated the learning resources to develop clinical knowledge and skills. This entailed making best of use of education, clinical specialist, clinical photography, design and digital knowledge and skills to create a suite of resources that are effective, flexible, accessible and engaging.
“The Digital Dermatology Pathway resources are aimed at all members of the mixed discipline team involved in the clinical pathway from primary and secondary care which at the moment could include General Practitioners, GP Nurses, Advanced Practitioners and Dermatologists.”
Digital Dermatology resources available on Turas Learn
Read the full article on the Digital Dermatology pathway
Contact: nes.learningandinnovation@nhs.scot
November, 20 2024