I cannot get an appointment with my GP. They will not make appointments in advance and just keep telling me to phone at 8am each day to try and get one of that days appointments. Obviously there are lots of people trying to do this at the same time every day and it is impossible to get one. They do emergency appointments everyday and I explained to the receptionist that I have a mole on my face that I need to be checked and was turned away as the doctor would not class that as an emergency. This is obviously really stressful for me as I need a referral to a dermatologist but cannot get and appointment with the GP.
I am almost certain I have a basal cell carcinoma near my mouth. I've had this for years but just thought it was a regular mole until I looked up more information about moles this week. It has grown in size and was itchy recently. It looks identical to lots of photos I have seen, shiny bubble like, skin coloured etc.
I can book a private dermatologist mole check but these are very expensive and the price of the removal of the mole is far too much for me. Is there a way to self refer through the NHS? Or if I phoned NHS24 are they able to make referrals? I am in Scotland.
