{"id":722,"date":"2017-08-07T12:01:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhslref.scot.nhs.uk\/?p=722"},"modified":"2017-08-07T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T12:01:34","slug":"skin-cancer-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslref.scot.nhs.uk\/?p=722","title":{"rendered":"Skin Cancer Template"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a dictation template to provide a reminder of the information required to complete the referral. The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">fields\u00a0in red<\/span> are mandatory and must be completed on the referral protocol.<\/p>\n<h4>Presenting Complaint<\/h4>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Main Presenting Complaint:<\/span><\/strong> [Text &#8211; <em>98 character maximum<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Reason for Referral:<\/span><\/strong> [Text]<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Health Organisation Performance Scale<\/strong><br \/>\nUsing the following as a guide, please select the most appropriate answer to describe the patients general health:<\/p>\n<p><em>Options<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asymptomatic<\/li>\n<li>Symptomatic but completely ambulatory<\/li>\n<li>Symptomatic, &lt;50% in bed during the day<\/li>\n<li>Symptomatic, &gt;50% in bed, but not bedbound<\/li>\n<li>Bedbound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Priority:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Urgent Suspicion of Cancer<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Expected Outcome:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not specified<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic advice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Date of Onset:<\/strong> [Date]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will the patient accept any site for treatment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lesions and Risks<\/h4>\n<h4>Lesion Characteristics<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Duration of lesion (months):<\/strong> [Text]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site of lesion:<\/strong> [Text]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size of lesion (mm):<\/strong> [Text]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Are there any changes to the lesion?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lesion Specific Details<\/h4>\n<p>If Yes to the above question, <em>Are there any changes to the lesion?<\/em>, please answer the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Change in leasion size:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Is there irregular pigmentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are there irregular borders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Is the lesion inflamed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Does the lesion itch or have altered sensation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Is the lesion larger than others:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Does the lesion bleed or ooze:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Risk Factors<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Has the patient had previous sunbed exposure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Is the patient immunosuppressed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Does the patient have a history of skin cancer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Has the patient had a previous transplant:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Provisional Diagnosis<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Provisional diagnosis:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Other<\/li>\n<li>Melanoma<\/li>\n<li>Basal cell carcinoma<\/li>\n<li>Squamous cell carcinoma<\/li>\n<li>Cutaneous lymphoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other (please specify):<\/strong> [Text]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslref.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=201\">Skin cancer guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a dictation template to provide a reminder of the information required to complete the referral. 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