Suspected skin cancer referral rates after implementation of a pre-referral artificial intelligence-supported pathway: a synthetic control analysis

This analysis evaluated whether a pre-referral artificial intelligence-supported pathway could reduce urgent suspected skin cancer referrals from primary to secondary care. Using synthetic control methods to compare six pilot GP practices with a matched control based on 30 non-pilot practices, the analysis found no statistically significant reduction in referral rates during the 11-month pilot.