These recommendations have been put
into practice in some hospital trusts. The
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
shows an excellent example of this initiative
and offers a same-day referral cellulitis
clinic in the dermatology outpatient
department (Wingfield, 2008). GPs can
refer patients with lower limb cellulitis to
this clinic, where they receive a thorough
assessment including diagnosis, treatment
and investigation of any differential
diagnosis or coexisting skin disease.