[lindsay ormerod]

I have to go with the majority on this one and say that the tattoo removal should be funded by the person involved;and having seen a news article on the person I really don't think the removal of tattoos will make that much of a difference,she/he/it looked like a burly dustman in a drag act costume.For patients to be playing the "poscode lottery" to get cancer treating drugs and the NHS to be funding farcical ops like this sends out all the wrong messages;someone should get their butt kicked for authorising the op but no doubt if it was refused the infringing of human rights issue would raise it's ugly head once more!