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Irish start-up DermView enables diagnosing and triaging of patients using imaging tech. Anyone who has had to see a dermatologist in Ireland will regale you with waiting-list woes. If you are going public those waiting times can be very long indeed. This is the tale of how a sailing excursion between two friends turned into reduced waiting times for dermatology patients and a big win at the Irish Health Care Awards.

A study shows a massive increase in rates among men and women but "stabilising" rates among those under 34. Skin cancer rates have rocketed in the past few decades, according to a new study. The number of cases among men has gone up five-fold and the number of cases in women have risen by 250%, driven by increases in those aged 35 and over.

DermView is a new chain of dermatology clinics offering Hi-Tech skin imaging by leading Irish hospital-based consultants, which aims to help patients on public waiting lists who have to wait for anything up to six years to see a Dermatologist. DermView streamlines the process of being seen by a Consultant Dermatologist, bypassing the lengthy waiting lists that currently exist in the Irish medical system and ensuring a much faster diagnosis and treatment plan.

A new chain of dermatology clinics that offers cutting-edge skin imagery treatment from leading Irish hospital-based consultants is aiming to help patients who are forced to wait up to six years to see a dermatologist. DreamView bypasses the healthcare system’s lengthy waiting times to ensure a much faster diagnosis and treatment plan for patients at its 20 clinics around the country, with 15 more due to open in the near future.

In talks to raise €2m, Irish medtech DermView is on a mission to revolutionise dermatology treatment, beginning with expansion in the UK and Ireland. Not many people out there realise it, but skin issues make up almost 20pc of a typical GP’s workload. And with only 57 dermatologists in the country, according to DermView co-founder Eoin O’Reilly, it is not surprising that the Irish waiting list to see dermatologists currently stands at 46,500 people.

Three patients narrate DermView Limited’s specialists’ expert handling of their urgent referrals for tests and modern management of dermatology and skin disorder clinical cases Patients have lauded a new service, which eliminates the stress and anxiety of waiting to get a diagnosis from a consultant dermatologist, for a mole, lesion, or rash.

A brave pensioner has had a new nose grown from his forehead after losing his original one to skin cancer. Tony Murray, 79, allowed the entire procedure to be filmed for Virgin Media’s fly-on-the-wall documentary Inside James’s. The Dubliner had a mark on his nose for nine months which was later diagnosed as a basal cell carcinoma.

Dermatology clinic chain DermView has announced plans to open 15 new facilities to help patients on public waiting lists who have to wait for anything up to six years to see a dermatologist.

Irish medtech firm DermView is in talks to raise €2m to help in its bid to revolutionise dermatology in Ireland and a number of key international markets.