{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T02:02:29Z","timestamp":1784858549526,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Royal College of General Practitioners","issue":"suppl 1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Br J Gen Pract"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,6]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Background<\/jats:title><jats:p>A considerable proportion of GPs\u2019 workload is dermatological. It is important to investigate what common skin conditions encountered in primary care can be self-managed, in an effort to alleviate the burden on primary care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>The purpose of the audit was to identify the proportion of consultations that are dermatological in nature and analyse potential for self-management by patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data was collected using the patient electronic record system (EMIS) in general practice. A search was made for all consultations from the 17 April to 15 May 2019, which included all new presenting complaints that were dermatological in nature. The criteria for self-management included advising over the counter (OTC) medication or reassurance. On the other hand, a case was deemed not self-manageable if prescription only medication (POM) was prescribed or if a referral to dermatology was made.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were a total of 2175 consultations, where 246 (11.31%) cases were dermatological. Of the 246, 80 cases (32.5%) could be self-managed. There were 46 different dermatological presenting complaints of which the 5 most common included: rash (51 cases), dermatitis (44 cases), acne vulgaris (13 cases), moles (12 cases), dry skin (11 cases). None of the acne or moles cases could be self-managed, whereas 23%, 68.2%, 72.7% of rashes, dermatitis, and dry skin cases, respectively, could be self-managed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Certain dermatological conditions have more potential for self-management than others. Research into teledermatology as a means of addressing patient concern and providing clinical information is important in order to reduce unnecessary consultations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3399\/bjgp20x711053","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,19]],"date-time":"2020-06-19T04:54:36Z","timestamp":1592542476000},"page":"bjgp20X711053","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Dermatology in primary care: an audit of the proportion of patients who present to general practice with a dermatological problem that could be self-managed"],"prefix":"10.3399","volume":"70","author":[{"given":"Luamar","family":"Dolfini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yogesh","family":"Patel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1987","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,18]]},"container-title":["British Journal of General Practice"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/syndication.highwire.org\/content\/doi\/10.3399\/bjgp20X711053","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,25]],"date-time":"2022-02-25T19:55:35Z","timestamp":1645818935000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/bjgp.org\/lookup\/doi\/10.3399\/bjgp20X711053"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,6]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"suppl 1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,18]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,6]]}},"alternative-id":["10.3399\/bjgp20X711053"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3399\/bjgp20x711053","relation":{},"ISSN":["0960-1643","1478-5242"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0960-1643","type":"print"},{"value":"1478-5242","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,6]]}}}