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General Information

• Tell me more about eczema (Updated August 2022)
• Treating eczema - what do I do and when?  (Updated August 2022)
• The 'Discoid' Pattern of Atopic Eczema 
• Eczema Written Action Plans (eWAP)
• Eczema Q&A Session with Professor Hywel Williams and Nurse Consultant Sandra Lawton (video)
• How to Control Your Child’s Eczema Poster
• Interactive learning programme (free)

Treatments

Documents on treatments of eczema

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Salt Water Baths & Eczema
Skin Moisturisers in Atopic Eczema
Atopic Eczema and Steroid Creams
Phototherapy
Allergy Tests for Atopic Eczema
Infections and Atopic Eczema
Children Newly Diagnosed with Eczema
Scalp eczema
Wet Wrapping
Antiseptic Baths (Bleach Bath)
Habit reversal and chronic atopic eczema in childhood

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Living with Eczema

Documents on managing eczema on a day-to-day basis

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Siblings of children with eczema
Bathing & showering
Holiday travelling with eczema
Caring for eczema during winter
Diet and your child
Eczema and Bullying    (Updated November 2023)
Eczema and Exercise
Eczema and Pregnancy
Nappy Rash
Will my baby have eczema
Reducing risk of eczema in new born babies
Sleep Disturbance
Stress and Eczema
Sun holidays and fun
Teenage Eczema
Where to turn to - Advice for carers

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Other skin conditions

• Impetigo
• Molluscum Contagiosum  
• Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome 
• Using Duct Tape to clear Viral Warts 

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Allergy

• Egg
• Cow's Milk
• Latex  
• Pollen Food Syndrome 
• Peanut
• Fish and Shellfish  
• Legume  
• Wheeziness at home
• Wheat

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Advisory Notices

Advisory Notices on skincare products

Title of notices	Date
Fire Hazard with Skin Products on Dressings and Clothing	26 November 2007
Why is aqueous cream no longer recommended as a leave on moisturiser?

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Guidelines & Standards

Professional Guidelines & Standards on caring for eczema

Title of documents	Date
COVID-19: Guidance for dermatology patients for remote consultations	Jun 2020
Eczema Allergy Guidelines	Jul 2013
NICE quality standard for childhood eczema	Sep 2013
Self Care Forum Factsheet - Eczema	Jun 2013
Working party report on minimum standards for paediatric services 2012	May 2013
Management of atopic eczema in primary care: (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) clinical guideline)	Mar 2011
NICE Guidelines - Postnatal care (NG194)	Apr 2021
Quality Standards for Dermatology: Providing the right care for people with skin conditions (British Association of Dermatologists)	Jul 2011
NICE Guidelines - Food Allergy in Children and Young People (CG116)	Feb 2011
NICE Clinical Guidelines - Atopic eczema in children (CG57)	Dec 2007

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Current Research & Trials

• Dermatology Resources - Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology  
• Clinical Trials for atopic eczema
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) - Be part of research
• Be part of research

 

Helpful Hints

• Always read the label  (Originally published in the National Eczema Society's Exchange magazine)
• Eczema: What Really Works by Carolyn Charman and Sandra Lawton (Published April 2006)  
• Severn Trent Water WaterSure (vulnerable household scheme)
• What happens when you are referred by your GP to see a specialist?

 

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