Alopecia: Medical Treatments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the British Association of Dermatologists on the suitability of Severity of Alopecia Tool scores to determine treatment for alopecia.
Answered by Karin Smyth
There have been no discussions between the current health ministers in England and the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) on the suitability of the Severity of Alopecia Tool’s (SALT) scores to determine treatment for alopecia areata.
However, we understand that BAD has acknowledged that whilst SALT is a helpful tool, it does not fully capture the overall impact of alopecia areata on an individual's life, including psychological distress and hair loss in other areas. Its 2024 living guideline for managing people with alopecia areata considers factors beyond scalp hair loss, such as other body hair loss, to assess the severity of alopecia areata.
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