Major fall in urgent skin cancer referrals during the COVID-19 outbreak.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
; 74(3): 644-710, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-912071
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV-2 cornovirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected referrals of new suspected cancers from primary care to specialist services in the National Health Service (NHS) across the UK. Amongst the many factors causing delay, such as fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 transmission, reluctance to seek medical attention for cancer sypmtoms and avoiding additional pressure on NHS services, we anticipate a surge in urgent skin cancer referrals to our plastic surgery service as we enter a post-COVID recovery phase. On the basis of previous referral data and statistical forecasting, we share our predicted numbers against our actual number of urgent skin cancer referrals for the COVID-19 period and, based on this analysis, encourage all cancer services to prepare and allocate resources appropriately for the busy months to follow.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Referral and Consultation
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Skin Neoplasms
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Surgery, Plastic
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Time-to-Treatment
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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