Service Design and Makeup  

Request 1 - Who are your current providers for community and secondary care dermatology services within your locality? 

Response 1 -  The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust who have a sub-contract in place with a local GP Practice. 

Request 2 - Which of these services are:  

1. a) contracted as consultant led 18-week services 
2. b) GPwSI services 
3. c) primary care nurse services 

Response 2 - The Service delivered by The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and the sub-contract it holds cover all aspects above. 

Request 3 - Has the CCG, since its formation, been made aware of any service capacity issues by providers? If so were these: 

1. workforce capacity issues 

Response a – yes, due to increases in demand for the service 

1. other issues (please specify) 

Response b - N/A 

Request 4 - For each GPwSI dermatology service directly contracted by the CCG do all the GPwSIs: 

1. a) attend a monthly clinic at their local hospital or
2. b) have access to another consultant dermatologist resource  

Response 4 - N/A

Consultation and Needs Assessment  

Request 1 - Since the CCGs formation have you put dermatology services locally out to tender? 

Response 1 - No 

Request 2 - What activity data did you use to inform the service specification requirements? Please list the data sets used to inform the care pathway requirements contained within your specification.

 Response 2 - N/A see answer to Q1. 

Request 3 - Please list the type and number of individuals or organisations you consulted with during the design of the care pathway requirements contained within your service specification. 

Response 3 - N/A see answer to Q1. 

Request 4 - What activities do you undertake to identify the local health care need or requirements for service redesign? (please list). 

Response 4 - demand and capacity profiling, analysis of future projected need based on increases in demand and any introduction of new policies etc. 

Request 5 - Has the CCG conducted: 

1. A healthcare needs assessment to determine the likely level of demand for a dermatology service? 

Response a – No.

1. b) A review of current service provision? Please provide details of how this was conducted 

Response b - A review of current service provision is currently being undertaken. 

Request 6 - When was the last time your CCG conducted a review of local dermatology service demand and workforce capacity?

Response 6 - As per Q5.