Seven standards for quality care of skin cancer
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has released a new quality standard for skin cancer that covers the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma (Sept. 21, 2016). The standards feature seven quality statements: Local health promotion activities GPs managing low-risk basal cell Suspected cancer pathway referrals Dermoscopy Skin cancer clinical nurse specialist Sentinel lymph node biop