Cellulitis Priority Setting Partnership

Cellulitis is an acute, painful and potentially serious infection of the skin. It is very common and is often managed in primary care. However, cellulitis also accounts for around 2-3% of hospital admissions. In 2012, around 50,000 people were admitted to hospital in England as a result of cellulitis.

Cellulitis is a relatively under-researched topic area; however, the number of people affected by cellulitis and the associated complications of cellulitis alone demonstrate the need for further research into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this condition.

The UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UK DCTN) has set up a Priority Setting Partnership with the support of the James Lind Alliance to tackle this issue. The partnership includes patients, dermatologists, nurses, GPs, lymphoedema specialists and microbiologists.

The aim of the cellulitis Priority Setting Partnership is to identify uncertainties about the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cellulitis from both patient and clinician perspectives. These uncertainties will then be ranked in order to prioritise the Top 10 selected issues for future research.

Two surveys will be set up as part of this process. The first of these asks what questions about the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cellulitis you would like answered by research.

 

If you would like to take part in this first survey please go to:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/cellulitis-psp