New skin app hailed 'life saver' by Isle of Wight patient
A NEW app which speeds up patients’ skin care referrals — including suspected cancer cases — was hailed as a potential life-saver by a relieved Isle of Wight patient. Nursing home worker Sandra Thompson was worried about a mole on her back and couldn’t believe the speed that what subsequently turned out to be a malignant melanoma was diagnosed and removed. Sandra was fast-tracked after a nurse practitioner at her GP surgery sent photos of the mole via a new Dermicus app to dermatology consultants the day of her visit. She had a biopsy eight days after her referral, her results...