The services at Amersham are provided within a purpose built unit, housing both inpatient and outpatient services. The outpatients facilities include consultation rooms, a nurse treatment area, wound care/ leg ulcer management room, 2 theatres, phototherapy and a photo diagnostic suite.

We also have a contact dermatitis investigation unit (patch testing) incorporating a comprehensive allergy service, clinical photography, a research laboratory and a clinical trials unit. Both NHS and private care is available at this unit. The services at both Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville are based within the general outpatients, but are provided within a dedicated area.

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

General clinics
Monday pm, Wednesday am, Friday pm. This includes a one stop service for diagnosis and removal of skin lesions on a Monday afternoon.

Vulval clinic
Once a month on Monday afternoons.

Skin surgery
Wednesday  all day and Friday am. This is undertaken for the removal of tumours and for the diagnosis of skin disease.

Leg ulcer management
Monday pm. (Initial assessment and diagnosis is at Amersham)

Specialist clinics

Joint dermatology, plastics and oncology clinics are held once a month on Friday afternoons.

Nurses are available to teach/demonstrate the use of treatments or to carry out treatments on a Tuesday all day, mainly for eczema and psoriasis. Phototherapy, both PUVA and narrow band UVB is available Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 8.45am and 4.30pm

Amersham Hospital

General clinics Monday pm, Tuesday am, Friday am.

One stop service
For the diagnosis and treatment of skin lesions. This clinic is held on a Monday afternoon.

Leg ulcer/wound healing.
New referrals are seen on Monday afternoons. Follow up patients are seen on Friday mornings.

Skin surgery
Monday pm, Tuesday am, Thursday am, Friday am.

Drug monitoring clinic
 Monday pm

Vulval clinic
Tuesday am

Specialist clinics:

• Joint dermatology/rheumatology.
• Patch testing. This service requires 3 consecutive appointments on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
• Industrial /occupational dermatitis clinic – for the investigation of occupationally related dermatoses
• Paediatric. Tuesday am.
• MOHs micrographic surgery for the treatment of critically sited basal cell carcinomas. Thursday am.
• Photobiology clinics. For the diagnosis and management of photo (Sun) aggravated conditions. Tuesday am
• Laser service comprising a variety of lasers, including lasers used for treating vascular and pigmented lesions, for hair removal and for skin resurfacing. Friday pm. Children requiring repeated or extensive laser treatment under anaesthetic are managed as day cases at Wycombe Hospital twice monthly.
• South Bucks Review
• Self pay clinics