FOI2026/2099

I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the incidence of chronic hand eczema within the ICB / Health Board / Health and Social Care Trust on behalf of a pharmaceutical company. The identity of the commissioning company will be provided on request.

If certain data points are not recorded in the exact format requested, I would welcome any alternative figures or insights.

All questions relate to the financial year 2025/26 (April 2025 – March 2026).

Q1. Does your ICB/HB commission a primary care/community/intermediary dermatology service? Yes / No (If No, the following questions are not relevant.)

Q2. How many patients are treated by these services in financial year 2025/26?

Q3.  Do patients have to be assessed by these services before they can be referred into secondary care specialist services? Yes / No

Q4. Of the patients seen within these services, how many Chronic Hand Eczema patients are treated and / or referred into secondary care specialist dermatology services?

Treated:

Referred:

Q5. How many GPs with a special interest in dermatology (GPwERs) are in the ICB/HB?

Q6.  Can you indicate where the dermatology services are located within the ICB/HB?

1.    Yes

2. 35,860
3. Yes
4. We are unable to identify Chronic Hand Eczema patients.
5. NHS GM ICB would not be able to provide the information requested as the data is not recorded on our ESR system. The ICB does not have any specific team or posts that relate to dermatology within our ICB and we do not record GPs special interests in ESR.
6. Please see below table:

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