Skin Cancer
Skin diagnosis is our fast-track skin cancer diagnostic service for anyone with a suspicious skin lesion or mole who wants a specialist clinical opinion.
Nationwide clinics
High quality images taken by specialist skin cancer nurses
Suspicious moles/skin changes reported by a consultant skin cancer specialist
Professional guidance on how best to protect your skin
Free skin health information booklet
Suitable for men and women aged 18+
Are you showing any one of these common signs or symptoms of suspected skin cancer?
Moles or patches of normal skin that change in size, shape or colour over weeks or months in adult life should be investigated. There are some clear signs that a mole could be suspicious of cancer. You should get medical advice if you have a mole showing any of the following symptoms:
- Changing shape, particularly getting an irregular outline
- Changing colour, getting darker, becoming patchy or multi-shaded
- An existing mole getting bigger or a new mole growing quickly
- If a mole starts to itch or becomes painful
- If a mole is bleeding, becoming crusty and/or looks inflamed
What to do next?
If you are concerned that you are showing signs of suspected skin cancer, then we will ask you to attend a 25-minute appointment with a skin cancer specialist nurse who will cover the following:
- The skin cancer specialist nurse will access your moles/skin changes of concern using dermoscopy.
- Your medical history will be taken by the nurse and the moles/skin changes assessed.
- Clinical and dermascopic images of the moles/skin changes will be taken and uploaded onto our system for telemedicine reporting by our consultant plastic surgeons.
- Results will be available within five days of your appointment.
What do you do next?
If you have private medical insurance with the insurers listed below, then contact them directly to request access to their skin cancer diagnostic pathway. If any moles/skin changes of concern have been clinically indicated by our consultant plastic surgeons after your initial appointment with the skin cancer specialist nurse, then you will be referred for a face-to-face appointment with one of our consultant plastic surgeons for possible biopsy/treatment.
We work with the following insurers to provide their customers access to our Skin Diagnostic Pathway
Reviews/Testimonials
"Really nice and professional staff who gave me time and answered all my questions"
GR
"Simple, quick and very comprehensive (kit and information). Really fantastic."
JD
"The most professional mole examination I ever had, the nurse was very knowledgeable, kind and has explained everything to me, made me feel reassured, the results with the recommendation were sent soon after the examination."