Eczema Care Support and Education
We want our patients to have the knowledge and skills to understand eczema and its treatments. The more confident you are to self-care, the more you can help improve how you manage the condition. This educational material aims to reduce the number of eczema flares and improve your and your child’s quality of life.
The resources listed below are specifically recommended to enhance your self-management skills. The content is consistent with what we normally advise in clinic. We understand that there is a lot of the information available to the public, which can be conflicting. The quality of the information can vary from different sources and contributes to the confusion. We would like to provide you with consistent information based on evidence.
The first two websites are full of information, to guide and teach you, and we recommend working through them and using them as a resource as and when you need answers.
How can Eczema Care Online help me?
Eczema Care Online will help you and your baby or child to keep their skin healthy and support them to live well with eczema.
The website has been developed by people with eczema, parents and carers of children with eczema, and a team of health experts using the most up-to-date research evidence. We have spoken to over 200 people with eczema and their families to find out what is most important and helpful to them.
Nottingham Support Group for Carers of Children with Eczema
Provides independent patient-centred information and online support for families touched by eczema wherever they need it.
Further useful sites if you would like further information
Support groups
- Eczema Outreach Support: https://eos.org.uk/
- National eczema Society: https://eczema.org/
Atopic eczema information:
- NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/atopic-eczema/
- British Association of Dermatologists: https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/atopic-eczema/
- YouTube videos: https://youtu.be/nQ5NWbytGlU?si=W1JWjJXAIOeVwUlK
Treatments
Topical steroids:
- https://eczema.org/information-and-advice/treatments-for-eczema/topical-corticosteroids/
- https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/topical-corticosteroids/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFkL1c0sh7I
- https://www.allergyuk.org/resources/applying-topical-treatments-for-eczema/
Emollients:
- https://eczema.org/information-and-advice/treatments-for-eczema/emollients/
- https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/emollient-use-in-skin-conditions/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4JSWGL5KQ
Paste Bandages:
Top Tips and ladders:
National Eczema Society Booklets:
- https://eczema.org/wp-content/uploads/Childhood-Atopic-Eczema-booklet-2023.pdf
- https://eczema.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Guide-for-Teenagers-with-Eczema-booklet-2021.pdf
- https://eczema.org/wp-content/uploads/Itching-and-Scratching-booklet-2021.pdf
- https://eczema.org/wp-content/uploads/Bandages-and-Wet-Wraps-2023.pdf