Projects and audits

Auditable service aspects

1. Compliance with RCPath minimum data sets

2. Compliance with 31 day referral to diagnosis target

3. Compliance with 62 day referral to treatment target

4. Compliance with 31 day decision-to-treat to treatment target

5. Timeliness of onward referral within secondary care

6. Execution and outcome of referrals for adjuvant radiotherapy in cSCC

Research and data collection

1. Outcomes of cemiplimab immunotherapy in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinonoma, including immunocompromised patients

2. Taxonomy of central nervous system involvement by melanoma

Service development projects

1. SSMDT proforma revision including photograph capture

2. Primary care referral guidance and referral form for SSCA (with TeamNet).

3. Refinement of follow up by incorporation of additional parameters beyond stage grouping

4. Nurse-led follow up clinics for patients with stage I-II melanoma

5. Patient initiated follow up programmes

6. Intrathecal immunotherapy for patients with leptomeningeal involvement by melanoma

Radiology projects

1. Whole-body MRI to reduce exposure to ionising radiation in surveillance of younger patients

2. US v core biopsy in lymph node diagnosis

Current clinical trials open, in set-up or in development with local investigators

[being updated]