25,000+cancers found; ~1/3 discharged same day
Because of AI, about a third of urgent skin-cancer referrals at some NHS hospitals got a same-day all-clear without waiting weeks for a dermatologist.
Skin Analytics' DERM, the only AI with Class III CE certification for autonomous use, has assessed 250,000+ NHS patients, identified 25,000+ histology-confirmed cancers, and is expanding to all 18 NHS South East trusts (about 9 million more people) from autumn 2026.
Sources
- primaryNICE early value assessment of DERM (May 2025)healthtechdigital.com
- primaryNIHR HTA: DERM and Moleanalyzer Pro clinical and cost-effectiveness (Feb 2026)njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk
- primaryBJD abstract: implementing DERM at an NHS district hospitalcitedrive.com
- secondaryHLTH: NHS South East expands DERM across 18 trustshlth.com
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“Because of AI, about a third of urgent skin-cancer referrals at some NHS hospitals got a same-day all-clear without waiting weeks for a dermatologist.” Because of AI, updated Oct 22, 2026. https://becauseofai.org/entry/nhs-derm-skin-cancer@misc{becauseofai_nhs_derm_skin_cancer,
title = {Because of AI, about a third of urgent skin-cancer referrals at some NHS hospitals got a same-day all-clear without waiting weeks for a dermatologist.},
howpublished = {\url{https://becauseofai.org/entry/nhs-derm-skin-cancer}},
note = {Because of AI registry, updated Oct 22, 2026},
year = {2026}
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