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- Title
A targeted response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: analysing effectiveness of remote consultations for triage and management of routine dermatology referrals.
- Authors
Corden, E.; Rogers, A. K.; Woo, W. A.; Simmonds, R.; Mitchell, C. D.
- Abstract
Summary: During the UK's COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown there was national guidance to suspend routine dermatology work. As a consequence, over 800 patient appointments in a district general dermatology department were temporarily suspended. Remote consultations were carried out to triage and manage referrals, via telephone or video consultations. Data were prospectively recorded on 488 patient interactions. Outcomes included advice/treatment, discharge, surgery or clinic review; 25% of patients were either uncontactable or their problem had resolved. Over a third of referrals were discharged with advice/treatment initiated remotely; 56% of referred dermatoses required further clinical review; 25% of lesion referrals were booked directly to surgery. This process was time‐intensive for the clinicians involved, and triage mechanisms could be improved. Sufficient referral information allows remote diagnosis; implementation of management plans and appropriate discharge of patients. This process has been shown to be feasible, and may be a temporary solution for other COVID‐19 impacted dermatology departments.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; COVID-19 pandemic; DERMATOLOGY; COVID-19; STAY-at-home orders; SURGICAL clinics; COSMETIC dermatology
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2020, Vol 45, Issue 8, p1047
- ISSN
0307-6938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ced.14289