Referral address
St John's Institute of Dermatology
Counting House, 1st floor
Guy’s Hospital
Great Maze Road
London SE1 9RT
Email: gst-tr.generaldermatology@nhs.net
St John’s Institute of Dermatology is a regional, national and international centre of excellence for the treatment, study, teaching and prevention of skin disease.
We are the largest clinical dermatology department in the UK with clinical activities at both hospitals, offering a comprehensive dermatology service.
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General dermatology referrals
All GP referrals must be submitted using the NHS e-Referral service (formerly Choose and Book).
Referrals sent to the nhs.net mailbox or by post from GPs will not be processed.
Tertiary referrals can be emailed to: gst-tr.generaldermatology@nhs.net.
We aim to see urgent referrals within four weeks, and routine referrals within 11 weeks.
Referrals from other hospitals must include a completed Inter-Provider Minimum Data Set or ensure that one is sent within 48 hours of referring a patient.
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Suspected skin cancer referrals
See the skin cancer referrals page.
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Emergency referrals
If you need advice, an emergency patient review or to arrange an admission, please telephone the hospital switchboard on 020 7188 7188 and ask to speak to the on-call specialist registrar in dermatology.
This service is available 8.30am - 9pm, Monday - Friday and 9pm - 1pm, Saturday and Sunday.
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Specialist dermatology referrals
Referral to our specialist services can be made via letter to a specific named doctor or the department.
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Sending samples to our specialist laboratories for analysis
Below are the contact details for each laboratory service. Each link will take you to information about a specific laboratory.
It is recommended that anyone wishing to submit a specimen for diagnostic tests should contact the relevant laboratory before sending.
Immunofluorescence
Tel: 020 7188 6364
Fax: 020 7188 6259
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB)
Tel: 020 7188 7229
Fax: 020 7188 7233
Skin tumour unit
Tel: 0207 188 6253
Fax: 0207 188 7209
Dermatopathology
Tel: 020 7188 6262
Fax: 020 7188 6283
Mycology
Tel: 020 7188 6400
Fax: 020 7188 6258