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Overview
The Royal Free London (RFL) skin cancer service is one of the largest referral centres for skin cancer in London. We receive more than 8,500 suspected skin cancer two week wait referrals a year, treat more than 300 patients with melanoma plus more than 3,000 patients with non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) annually. This makes us one of the largest providers of skin cancer services in the UK.
We have a dedicated and highly experienced team of skin cancer specialists working as a multidisciplinary team comprising dermatologists, mohs surgeons, plastic surgeons, Oculoplastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, medical oncologists, clinical oncologists, dermatopathologists, radiologists and clinical nurse specialists. The service is supported by an efficient administrative team involved in the care of patients with skin cancers.
The Royal Free London Skin Unit
We provide clinical care and patient experience to the highest standard. We aim to lead across London on the delivery of Melanoma and NMSC oncology. We use innovation, modern technology, and artificial intelligence to provide treatment in a compassionate environment. With an already established clinical trials portfolio, our vision is to further expand patient access to skin cancer clinical trials, plus establish ourselves as a centre for translational immuno-oncology. For this we are well placed being with the pears building, the home for the Institute of Immunology at the Royal Free.
Our services
- Large regional plastic surgery network providing complex treatment and reconstruction
- Tertiary centre for Melanoma oncology.
- Tertiary centre for NMSC oncology including rarer tumours.
- Regional Dermatology Mohs Surgery unit.
- Maxillofacial and Oculoplastics for more complex head and neck skin cancers.
- Tertiary referral centre for Stage 1 and 2 primary cutaneous lymphomas.
- We are a major renal and liver transplant centre with dedicated transplant and immunosuppressed dermatology clinic for higher risk skin cancer patients.
- Immunotoxicities MDT and skin clinic for patients with immunotherapy related cutaneous adverse effects.
We receive referrals from hospital trusts across north west London, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire, which include University College London, Whittington, North Middlesex, Northwick Park, Hillingdon, Princess Alexandra, Watford, and Lister Hospitals.
We also accept direct referrals from primary care. Outreach clinics, by plastic surgical colleagues, are held at Watford, Northwick Park, Hillingdon, and Luton hospital trusts.
