The NUH Skin Team are Simply the Best

Our very own dermatology team have won the prestigious British Dermatological Nursing Group, Team of the Year 2008 Award. Congratulations to Sandra, Coleen and Gill on a fantastic achievement. Click here to read the complete story.

NICE Guideline CG57 - Atopic Eczema in Children

Following several requests from site visitors, we have made available through our download page the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (N.I.C.E) Guideline CG57 - Atopic Eczema in Children.

Diet and your Child PIL is Published

After a lot of rewriting of this Patient Information Leaflet (PIL), it has now been published on the website. It is a 3 page discussion on the effect of diet on children including answers to questions like "How important is food allergy in atopic eczema?" and "How do I know if my child is allergic to any particular food?"

The document can be downloaded from the downloads page of our web site.

Softened Water Eczema Trial

NSGCCE Launch New Alert Service

NSGCCE Launch New Alert Service

The Nottingham Support Group for Carers of Children with Eczema are pleased to announce that from today we are launching a fantastic new and free email alert service. This is a service that will deliver directly to your inbox, information that is relevant to children's eczema as it becomes available to us. This information will be from highly reputable and qualified sources. For more information and to subscribe to this service go to the Email Alerts page of our web site.

Advisory Notices

In our efforts to keep things up to date we have introduced a new page on the site which lists advisory notices that are received from government and other authorised agencies. Click here to view the new Advisory Notices page.

Patient Information Leaflets (PIL’s)

Queens Medical Centre Websites

During the reorganisation of the QMC web sites it was agreed that the NSGCCE would take over the responsibility for maintaining the Patient Information Leaflets (PIL’s) that relate to children's eczema. We are currently updating these and as they are completed will be made available via our redesigned downloads page. The upgraded leaflets will be rolled out as soon as they are completed and approved. It is hoped that we will be able to produce documents that are no more than 2 sides so that they can be printed on one sheet of paper.

July's Meeting Minutes

The minutes for Julys meeting have now been published. Sorry for the delay. Please follow the link. http://www.nottinghameczema.org.uk/july.html

Sandra Lawton is made a Queens Nurse

Congratulations to Sandra Lawton who has been granted the title of “Queens Nurse”. This is the first time in over 40 years that the award has been given by the Queens Nursing Institute. Click on the QNI logo to get an insight into this truly inspirational lady and what she has done for all eczema sufferers.

No Magic Cure

Just wanted to say that my boys had quite bad eczema when they were young but now they are in their late teens their skin hardly causes them any problems: no magic cure. They just grew out of the worst of it: so there is hope. Wouldn't it be great to know whether your child would grow out of their eczema or not?

March Meeting

Regrettably this meeting was effectively cancelled due to the ill health of Professor Williams, our speaker for March, and most of the group. However those that did make it had a good old chat about everything and anything. It was a very pleasant social evening. Next meeting: This will take place on Wednesday 9th May 2007 when we hope that Rebecca Baker, one of the trustees of the National Eczema Society, will be talking about her fund raising cycle trip to Mexico.

Visitor Nation Updates

The Visitor Nations page has been updated with the flag of the Lebanon. This is the 71st nation to visit our site. What I would like to do is link these nations with their own national organisation for Eczema. Where I know the organisation I have linked your national flag to that organisation. Just click your flag. Where I do not know the organisation perhaps you can help by letting me know.

March Meeting

Professor Williams will be holding his Open Forum evening on the 14 March 2007 at the QMC. It is not too late if you have not given us your questions. If you have a question for Professor Williams please submit it to us through the "Contact Us" page. (UK Residence Only)

Server Maintenance

Maintenance Briefing from our Hosts. There will be an upgrade to the hosting platform Between 06:00 and 08:00 on February 8th 2007. This upgrade is to ensure the continued security and stability of the hosting platform.

Visitor Nation Updates

The Visitor Nations page has been updated with the flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands. These Islands are located in the Caribbean to the North of Haiti and to the North East of Cuba. Population about 18,500.

Request for Assistance

Do you have a child with eczema? Would you like to be involved in some research that is currently being undertaken by Dr Sinead Langan at the University Hospital in Nottingham? To see what she is up to, go to the Current Research page and if you would like to become involved then click on the envelope above and send an email to the webmaster giving a contact email address and your name and Dr Langan will be in touch. UK Residence only, Sorry America.