Autonomous AI
in action

Tackling NHS backlogs and improving patient outcomes in dermatology at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Webinar recording from February 2025. 

Webinar speakers

Dr Keith Grimes

Dr Keith Grimes

Digital Health Consultant & Innovation Consultant at Curistica Ltd

Dr Lucy Thomas

NHS Consultant Dermatologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Plus, Chief Investigator & Clinical Advisory Board Member for Skin Analytics

Dr Audrey Menezes

Senior Clinical Safety & Operations Lead at Skin Analytics
& NHS GP

Autonomous AI impact

Modelled on pilot numbers.

total biopsy
0 %

Compared to:
26% for AI with review
27% for teledermatology alone
43% for face-to-face

processing time
0 min


Compared to:
5 mins for AI with review (for more cases)
10 mins for teledermatology alone
20 mins for face-to-face

discharge rate
0 %

(36% AI + 18% CWFT)

Compared to:
49% discharge rate for AI with review 
37% discharge rate for teledermatology alone

Our longstanding NHS partner, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CWFT), are now deploying DERM to identify and discharge patients with benign lesions, without review from their dermatology team.

CWFT have led the way for AI in dermatology, forming national conversations, creating guidance, transitioning from pilot to standard practice, and now serving as a blueprint for other healthcare systems across the globe to follow suit.

By deploying DERM autonomously, CWFT will be able to discharge and reassure patients with benign lesions more quickly whilst releasing up to 30% of appointments with consultants for patients with skin cancer and inflammatory skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.

CWFT first partnered with Skin Analytics in 2022 to implement DERM into the urgent suspected skin cancer (USSC) pathway at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. From the launch of the initial pilot, the service has assessed over 10,000 patients and has since become standard practice and expanded Trustwide to West Middlesex University Hospital. 

If you're curious about deploying DERM autonomously, email enquiries@skin-analytics.com.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT

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