Evidence generation plan for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for assessing and triaging skin lesions referred to the urgent suspected skin cancer pathway

7 Update information

March 2026:

  • The 'comparative analysis of the accuracy of DERM and teledermatology' evidence gap was re-categorised from 'essential evidence for future committee decision making' to 'evidence that further supports committee decision making'.

  • The 'accuracy of DERM in people with black or brown skin' evidence gap was updated to specify Fitzpatrick skin types 5 and 6.

  • Several sections were updated to include data collection 'when the technology is implemented as an autonomous tool and when it is used with healthcare professional review'.

  • The implementation section was updated to align with the NHS England Implementation Toolkit. 

ISBN: 978-1-4731-9398-7

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