14.05.07
SUPERDRUG TAKES MOLE CLINIC TRIAL NATIONWIDE
The launch of the first UK-wide diagnostic centres for skin cancer in
Superdrug stores
Superdrug today announces plans to launch Mole Clinics in stores across Great Britain this summer. This is the first time mole checks using the latest technology will be available nationwide on the high street. Customers can find their nearest store and book by calling the call centre on 0845 789 111.
Following the successful trial in three central London stores, a further 20 stores will host mole clinics, with the first phase of stores starting the service in May to coincide with Sun Awareness Week. The new Independent Diagnostic Centres for Skin Cancer run as a franchise with The Mole Clinic will offer direct and rapid access to primary care skin cancer screening and diagnostic services on the high street. The first phase will see Superdrug employ 15 specialist nurses to run the clinics. All nurses will receive full training by The Mole Clinic.
The first of the new Mole Clinics will open on 14th May 2007. The new service, provided by Nurse Specialists, is priced from £30. It features Digital Dermoscopy, a new, non-invasive technique which captures highly magnified images of moles and offers previously unseen views beneath the surface of a mole. As a result, the earliest signs of skin cancer can be seen long before the cancer becomes life threatening. Digital images can also be retained to compare with future images to identify any abnormal changes. Suspect moles are referred to secondary care in accordance with guidelines published by NICE and the British Association of Dermatologists.
Martin Crisp, Superdrug Superintendent Pharmacist said: “Our trial
with Mole Clinics in three stores has proved an immediate success. Through
these clinics we have had the opportunity to make a real difference to our
customers’ lives by detecting early melanoma. Our team of Superdrug nurses
are being clinically trained to enable customers across the country the
same high level of service that customers have received in the trial stores.”