We provide assessment, management and treatment for adults and children with skin conditions.
Our dermatology service runs a number of clinics across Dorset, treating conditions such as:
- acne
- eczema
- psoriasis
- nail and scalp disorders
- rashes
- inflammatory disorders.
Our specialist staff can offer a wide range of treatment and therapies, including advice, education and self-management plans, medication, creams, gels and lotions, liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, and minor surgery.
If you, or your loved one, would like to access this service, please contact your GP. This service does not accept self-referrals.
If you require an urgent assessment of a skin lesion for suspected cancer, this is NOT provided by the community dermatology service. Fast track clinics are provided in Dorset’s acute hospitals (Dorset County Hospital, Poole Hospital and Christchurch Hospital) – if your GP is concerned about your skin lesion, they will refer you directly to a hospital-based service as part of the faster diagnostic clinics
Please note that this is the wait for routine appointments and you may be seen sooner than this. If you are worried that your skin condition is getting significantly worse whilst you wait for your first appointment, then please speak to your GP.
Criteria for removing benign lesions
If you have a non cancerous lesion that is causing problems, removal of a lesion will only take place after you’ve had a medical assessment of your condition, and can only be carried out for people who meet certain conditions as described in NHS Dorset clinical policy on benign skin lesions.
Key information about this service
Frederick Treves House
Wi-Fi: No
Parking: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Pelhams Clinic - Bournemouth
Wi-Fi: Yes
Parking: Yes, opposite the health centre or at the community centre.
Disabled access: Yes
Shelley Manor Medical Centre
Wi-Fi: No
Parking: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Victoria Hospital - Wimborne
Wi-Fi: Yes
Parking: Yes, but limited.
Disabled access: Yes
Wareham Hospital - Wareham
Wi-Fi: Yes
Parking: Yes, but limited, pay and display parking on approach to hospital
Disabled access: Yes
Yeatman Hospital - Sherborne
Wi-Fi: Yes
Parking: Yes - there are two car parks at Yeatman Hospital (the Upper Car Park, which is near the main hospital entrance, and the Lower Car Park, which is near the Minor Injuries Unit). Car parking is free for the first 15 minutes and then £1 an hour.
Disabled access: Yes