00Skin cancer & molesClinic record
Full-body checks, mole mapping for people with many moles, and a five-year follow-up plan after any skin cancer.
00Conditions seen here
Each carries its urgency stamp from the conditions guide. Anything marked same day: ring rather than book online.
Melanoma: the signsSame day
Ring for a same-day mole slot if it bleeds or has changed within weeks; otherwise book a mole check this week. Or send a photo now.
Actinic keratosesThis month
Book a consultation within a month. Single spots are frozen; fields are treated with PDT.
00Procedures
Full prices, with histology included where tissue is removed. Book straight into the clinic or send a photo first.
| Procedure | Seen | Result | Insured | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole checkBook → | 3 working days; same day if bleeding | On the day | Usually covered with a GP referral | £95 |
| Full-body skin checkBook → | Within a week | On the day, with a written summary | Sometimes covered; ask before booking | £195 |
| Full-body mole mappingBook → | Within two weeks | Report in 2 working days | Rarely covered; self-pay or plan | £345or £29/mo |
| Skin cancer surgery and follow-upBook → | Within 10 days of diagnosis | Histology in 5 working days | Covered by all six insurers | Quoted at consultation |
| Photodynamic therapy (PDT)Book → | Within two weeks | Clear at 3 months in 84% | Usually covered for Bowen's and BCC | £495or £75/mo |
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Mole check£95
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Skin cancer surgery and follow-upQuoted at consultation
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT)£495
00The consultants
Every consultant is on the GMC specialist register for dermatology; nurses are on the NMC register. The next slot shown is demonstration data; the book button carries the consultant into the booking flow.
01Consultant dermatologist and clinical lead: skin cancer and mole mapping
GMC specialist registerDEMO-6200001
Mole checks and dermoscopyMole mappingMelanoma follow-upFull-body skin checks
02Consultant dermatological surgeon
GMC specialist registerDEMO-6200002
Skin cancer surgeryExcisions and shavesFlaps and graftsPhotodynamic therapyCryotherapy
00Results and insurers
Most answers here are given in the room. Everything that goes to a laboratory has a promised turnaround, and an abnormal result is always a phone call from the consultant, never a letter you open alone.
| Result | Turnaround |
|---|---|
| Photo triage reply | Within 1 working day (4 working hours on a plan) |
| Mole check verdict | In the room |
| Mole mapping report | 2 working days |
| Histology, routine | 5 working days, phoned |
| Histology, urgent | 3 working days, phoned |
| Letter to your GP | 2 working days |
If something is abnormal
Abnormal histology is phoned by the surgeon who took the sample, the day the report is signed, with the plan and a date. We do not post cancer results, and we do not leave them on voicemail: if we cannot reach you we keep trying and send a message asking you to call Rosie.
Insurers billed directly
Billed directly: give Rosie your policy number and authorisation code and you pay only your excess. Most insurers want a GP referral first. Mole mapping, surveillance plans and cosmetic removals are not usually covered; we tell you which before you book.
00Questions
Answers from the consultants who run it. Anything else: ring Rosie.
We tell you in the room, show you the dermoscopy image, and book the removal within the week. Histology takes five working days and Dr Marchetti phones you with the result. If it is a melanoma we also refer you the same day to the regional skin cancer team, because the NHS handles the staging and any wider surgery for free.
Photo triage is nurse-led and free. The check itself is always a consultant dermatologist with a dermatoscope: that is where the accuracy lives.
Not for everyone. For someone with twenty moles a consultant's eye and a dermatoscope are enough. For someone with a hundred, or a previous melanoma, the photographs are what make the second and third years accurate: a change of a millimetre is measured, not remembered.
00Book
Book straight into the clinic, ring Rosie for a same-day slot, or send a photo first and let Claire choose the appointment.
Front porch, Chestnut Avenue
Four spaces on the gravel drive including one blue badge; free on-street parking on Chestnut Avenue, tight on Wednesdays
Dates for this clinic
Worried about a mole?
Mole checks within 3 working days; same day if bleeding.
Front porch, Chestnut Avenue
Four spaces on the gravel drive including one blue badge; free on-street parking on Chestnut Avenue, tight on Wednesdays
Garden entrance, Chestnut Lanestep-free
Drop-off bay at the door; two spaces reserved for surgery patients on the day