Patch Testing Guidance and Standards

The BSCA, in conjunction with the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), has published the following guidance and standards for investigations and management of contact dermatitis. Click on the links below:

Patient Information Leaflet on patch testing

Service Guidance and Standards For Cutaneous Allergy Investigations 2021

British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for the management of contact dermatitis 2017

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) based on guidelines developed by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and the British Dermatology Nursing Group (BDNG)