A project to demystify dermoscopy and provide freely available information about budget friendly technological solutions that function as affordable and accessible alternatives to conventional and expensive modern dermoscopy. This project has spread across the world having reached every continent. Our original project was to develop a solution to traditional dermoscopy for less than £50 and our latest project is to produce something for less than £5 for resource poor settings, as well as introducing the world’s first open source 3d printed self assembly dermatoscope. The budget was £0, Dermoscopea received no financial support and contributors freely gave their own time.

Judges’ comments:

The entry by Dermoscopea recognised that GPs don’t have access to dermoscopes or training in how to use them and they addressed this situation. There’s a clear gap in the market for this. It is innovative and can be rolled out globally. It was a pioneering project which has the potential for supporting access to timely assessment, whilst keeping costs low.

The dermatology photo triage e-referral pathway enables the capture and transfer of images alongside clinical information from primary and community care to dermatology teams in secondary care for patients with suspected skin cancer and urgent Basal Cell Carcinoma. This pathway supports reform strategy by addressing waiting times, expanding capacity and capability in primary care, improves direct access between primary and secondary care and enables secondary care to meet patient demand. It improves the accuracy of the e-triage process maximising existing systems and enables the triage of referrals within 72 hours.