Internal Reference Number: FOI_9425
Date Request Received: 27/05/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/06/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Teledermatology platform or system to support the delivery of dermatology services
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Trust. The questions relate to dermatology services your Trust commissions, including the use of teledermatology. Please could you provide me with answers to the following: Teledermatology provision Does your organisation currently use a teledermatology platform or system to support the delivery of dermatology services? If yes, please confirm whether this is used for any of the following purposes: 鈥� Store-and-forward image review 鈥� Advice and Guidance between primary and secondary care 鈥� Remote consultation or virtual outpatient appointments 鈥� Triage of urgent suspected skin cancer referrals | |
| Answer To Question 1: Cinapsis for advice and guidance | |
| Question Number 2: Technology platform Please state the name of the teledermatology software platform or system currently in use. If more than one platform is in use, please list all and indicate the purpose of each. | |
| Answer To Question 2: This contract is currently held with Cinapsis, however it is a contract managed by the ICB, so the Trust does not hold details on the contract. | |
| Question Number 3: Commissioning and funding arrangements Is the teledermatology platform funded and procured directly by your organisation, or is it commissioned and funded by your ICB? If both apply, please clarify which platforms fall under each arrangement. Additionally, please indicate whether any of your teledermatology platforms are funded centrally, for example through research-supported or NHS England funding. | |
| Answer To Question 3: This contract is currently held with Cinapsis, however it is a contract managed by the ICB, so the Trust does not hold details on the contract. | |
| Question Number 4: Contract details Please state the start date, end date, and total contract value of the current teledermatology platform contract or contracts, where this information is not exempt from disclosure. | |
| Answer To Question 4: This contract is currently held with Cinapsis, however it is a contract managed by the ICB, so the Trust does not hold details on the contract. | |
| Question Number 5: Procurement plans Is there an active or planned procurement for a teledermatology platform currently under way or anticipated within the next 24 months? If yes, please provide details of the anticipated timeline. | |
| Answer To Question 5: This contract is currently held with Cinapsis, however it is a contract managed by the ICB, so the Trust does not hold details on the contract. | |
| Question Number 6: Dermatology referral activity For the most recent full financial year for which data is available, please provide: 鈥� The total number of new referrals onto a dermatology Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway received by your organisation 鈥� The total number of urgent suspected cancer (two-week wait) referrals for skin cancer received by your organisation 鈥� The total number of skin cancers diagnosed by your organisation | |
| Answer To Question 6: Please see our response to Q6 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 6 please also see the documents listed below:  13759 - FOI_9425 - Dermatology Services.xlsx | |
| Question Number 7: Key contacts Please provide the name and contact details, or job title if personal details are not disclosable, of the following individuals within your organisation: 鈥� The clinical lead for dermatology 鈥� The operational or service lead responsible for dermatology services 鈥� The individual responsible for digital or technology procurement within dermatology or the wider clinical directorate | |
| Answer To Question 7: 鈥� The clinical lead for dermatology - currently vacant 鈥� The operational or service lead responsible for dermatology services - Andy Phillips 鈥� The individual responsible for digital or technology procurement within dermatology or the wider clinical directorate Whilst the Trust cannot release contact details for individuals below a Band 8a, please contact our Procurement Helpdesk email where necessary. support@salisburyfoundationtrust-support.freshdesk.com | |
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