Medicine Specialty Planning OPCS Procedure / Commentary Clinical Link to Responsibility Code Medicine Evidence Base Pathway/ Guidelines Dermatology Health Board S04.1>3 Benign skin Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC *also under Plastic S04.8 conditions other Policy on Plastic Surgery. – Surgery, General S05.1>5 e.g. benign Surgery S05.8>9 pigmented moles, An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. S06.1>5 milia, skin tags, S06.8>9 molluscum S09.1>5 contagiosum, S09.8>9 keratoses (basal S10.1>5 cell papillomata), S10.8>9 sebaceous cysts, S11.1>5 corns/callous, S11.8>9 dermatofibromas, comedones Health Board S04.1>3 Benign skin Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC Dermatology *also under Plastic S04.8 conditions Policy on Plastic Surgery. – Surgery, General S05.1>5 Removal of Surgery S05.8>9 Lipomata An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. S06.1>5 S06.8>9 S09.1>5 S09.8>9 S10.1>5 S10.8>9 S11.1>5 S11.8>9 Dermatology Health Board S04.1>3 Benign skin Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC *also under Plastic S04.8 conditions Policy on Plastic Surgery. – Surgery S05.1>5 Removal of Viral S05.8>9 warts An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. S06.1>5 Genital) S06.8>9 S09.1>5 S09.8>9 S10.1>5 S10.8>9
Medicine Specialty Planning Responsibility OPCS Code Procedure / Medicine Commentary Clinical Evidence Base Link to Pathway/ Guidelines Dermatology *also under Plastic Surgery, General Surgery Health Board S04.1>3 S04.8 S05.1>5 S05.8>9 S06.1>5 S06.8>9 S09.1>5 S09.8>9 S10.1>5 S10.8>9 S11.1>5 S11.8>9 Benign skin conditions – other e.g. benign pigmented moles, milia, skin tags, molluscum contagiosum, keratoses (basal cell papillomata), sebaceous cysts, corns/callous, dermatofibromas, comedones Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC Policy on Plastic Surgery. An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. Dermatology *also under Plastic Surgery, General Surgery Health Board S04.1>3 S04.8 S05.1>5 S05.8>9 S06.1>5 S06.8>9 S09.1>5 S09.8>9 S10.1>5 S10.8>9 S11.1>5 S11.8>9 Benign skin conditions – Removal of Lipomata Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC Policy on Plastic Surgery. An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. Dermatology *also under Plastic Surgery Health Board S04.1>3 S04.8 S05.1>5 S05.8>9 S06.1>5 S06.8>9 S09.1>5 S09.8>9 S10.1>5 S10.8>9 Benign skin conditions – Removal of Viral warts Can only be undertaken in line with the WHSSC Policy on Plastic Surgery. An IPFR is required for all other circumstances. Genital)
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