Skin Diseases: Medical Treatments

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 9 September 2019.

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Photo of Alberto Costa Alberto Costa Conservative, South Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the adequacy of provision of treatment for people with inflammatory skin conditions.

Photo of Caroline Dinenage Caroline Dinenage Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The majority of patients with inflammatory skin conditions are managed in primary and community care and the local National Health Service is best placed to make decisions that ensure services meet the needs of resident populations in the most appropriate way. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published evidence-based best practice guidance for clinicians and commissioners on a range of inflammatory skin conditions, including eczema and psoriasis. The guidance sets out a range of treatment approaches to the management of inflammatory skin conditions including drug-based approaches, as recommended by NICE.

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