to think i shouldnt have to pay £120 for a mole removal??

[lisad123isgoingcrazy]

I have been to GP 3 times about a mole and finally insisted they remove it, as its not circular, its scabby, it bleed and itches. Im sure its fine but know how much i was allowed to get sunburnt as a child and would rather be safe.
GP told me that if he cant get hospital to agree to remove it, if he cant conviece them its a risk I have to pay £120 to have it removed as its classed as "cosmetic".

This is a new rule from Nov last year so if they had done it first time I could have got it free.

AIBU because it could be just cosmetic.

I would definatly change surgery if you can. I lost my Mum this year because the Dr.'s missed cancer of the bowel till it was too late, she had been ill for years and was in her 50's.

GP has sent referal to Dermo team today

Glad to hear that lisa!

Good luck!!

YADNBU - I'm originally from South Africa and I find the NHS to both be a fantastic and wonderful organisation but also horribly bureaucratic at times.
I've had three moles removed and they were all done by my GP in one visit with a local anaesthetic. She then sent off for analysis. It took all of fifteen minutes.

Surely the hospital has better things to do? It's a pretty minor procedure. I suspect thought that the rules regarding who can do what are different here. I think GPs, Pharmacists and nurses are a lot more restricted in what they're allowed to do in comparison.

Didn't Jasper Carrot have a method for removing moles?

Seem to remember it involved a shotgun and a revolving stool

got a letter to say its been accepted now i just wait for appointment
Im sure after all this fuss it will be nothing

glad you've got an appointment.

You definately should get this checked by a dermatologist - i've had 3 moles removed since i was a teenager (on the NHS because of excess UV treatment over the years) and (without wishing to worry you) one did come back as being on `the turn' to becoming a malignant melenoma. I should stress this particular mole was in an obscure place and was not itchy and or bleeding and was a new mole that was a strange colour and shape.

Sounds a bit bizarre but if you have any concerns about a mole the best advice i was given was to measure them and take photos so you can compare them over a period of time as a record.

hope you're appointment goes ok