The Dermatology Centre at the Northern Care Alliance offers a full range of dermatology services and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
The Centre is involved in the development of dermatology services across Greater Manchester and our medical and nursing team provide general dermatology services as well as specialist outpatient and inpatient services. We care for approximately 13,000 new outpatients annually, with a further 26,000 follow up appointments. We aim to provide the highest achievable standards of care.
The centre is recognised as having one of the top dermatology clinical and basic research programmes in Europe and has strong academic links to Manchester University and The Christie. We are at the forefront of exciting, pioneering research in skin disease.
The dermatology unit offers comprehensive care for patients with skin disease including general dermatology clinics, skin cancer clinics, emergency clinics and specialist regional services/clinics listed below:
- Contact dermatitis investigation
- Cutaneous lymphoma
- Eczema
- Genital dermatology
- Hair
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- LASER
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Paediatric dermatology
- Photoinvestigation and photobiology
- Phototherapy
- Porphyria
- Psoriasis
- Skin clinic for patients with organ transplants
- Urticaria
We also provide inpatient care for patients with severe skin disease.
Clinics in the department are Consultant led, and you may be seen by another member of the team including Resident Doctors, Specialist Nurses, Specialty Doctors, GPwER (GP with Extended Role), or a Physician Associate. You should bring a list of your medications, including any creams and over the counter treatments. It may be useful to bring details of any previous Dermatology treatments you have had.
On your first visit you may be asked to change into a gown so that all of your skin can be assessed, chaperones are available .
If skin surgery is required, this may be carried out on the day in a one-stop clinic where capacity allows, or you may be asked to return on another date.
You may be required to attend follow up visits dependant on the required treatment or investigation, such as for patch testing or phototherapy.
If you have been referred with a growth on the skin, you may attend a “TeleDermatology” appointment, where you will attend for a photograph to be taken which will then be assessed virtually. You may then either be discharged to your GP or asked to attend the department in person for further assessment.
Salford
The main Dermatology department is located in the Irving Building (Blue area) on the ground floor.
Some clinics also take place in the Dermatology Unit located in the Brooke Building (Orange area) on the third floor. The Dermatology inpatient ward is based on M3 on the fourth floor of the Brooke building.
Phototherapy is located within the main outpatient department accessed from level 0 of the Hope building (Green area).
CDIU (Contact Dermatitis Investigation Unit) is accessed from the rear entrance on the ground floor of the Barnes Building (Pink area).
Contact Details
0161 206 4100
Stockport
The Stockport service is based predominantly at Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre on Market Street in Altrincham. (WA14 1PF)
Phototherapy, and a small number of clinics run from Kingsgate House on Wellington Road North (A6) in Stockport. (SK4 1LW)
Contact Details
altrinchamdermatology@nca.nhs.uk
0161 206 6835
Kingsgate.admin@stockport.nhs.uk
0161 204 4677
Bury
Clinics run from two sites at Radcliffe and Fairfield General Hospital
Radcliffe Primary Care Centre
69 Church Street West
Radcliffe
M26 2SP
Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
BL9 7TD
Contact Details
radcliffe.dermatology@nca.nhs.uk
0161 724 2163
General Practitioners: please refer to the British Association of Dermatologists guidelines when referring patients with the following conditions available at www.bad.org.uk/referrals/:
Acne
Actinic keratosis
Atopic eczema
Basal cell carcinoma
Bowen’s disease
Discoid eczema
Hyperhidrosis
Melanoma
Psoriasis
Squamous cell carcinoma
Urticaria
Vitiligo
The following leaflets are available for patients attending for skin surgery:
Leaflets on attending surgical procedures and aftercare (1162, 1464, 1468, 1469) are also available on our patient leaflet website.
Resources for Salford GPs to download only
Hints and tips for:
Forms:
The department has close links with Plastic Surgery and ENT at Salford for treatment of skin cancers. You may be referred to a department at another hospital for further treatment if needed.
There are a range of resources for patients available on the British Association of Dermatologists website available at www.bad.org.uk