56 healthcare providers in 18 countries
Thanks to a network of 56 healthcare providers known as Reference Centres and located in 18 different European countries, the ERN-Skin aims to pool the knowledge and expertise of its members to bring effective care to the patients.
These centres are coordinated by the Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France, with the support of Fondation René Touraine-FRT, and endorsed by their national authorities.
In order to improve the efficiency of the network, the centres belong to at least one of the 9 thematic groups of the ERN-Skin in which they can exchange on specific medical issues.
Each of the centres can then benefit from the others’ work and medical devices and transmit their expertise to the medical staff directly attending to the patients. As a result, the 56 centres help fighting against misdiagnosis and bring answers and suitable treatments to patients suffering from rare skin conditions in Europe.

List of ERN-Skin Reference Centres
The following list indexes all of the 56 centres with their contact details, their expertise and the thematic groups they are affiliated to.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Dept of oral Dermatology
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – UK National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Unit
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Dept. Of Dermatology
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust