The Eczema Outreach Support Care Plans are aimed at children (up to 9 years) and young people (9 years and above) with eczema, and their parents.
You can access the Care Plans here.
These plans offer clear, manageable treatment guidance to help look after childhood eczema, making treatments easy to understand.
Use them at home or with health professionals to clarify your child’s treatment plan and discuss key issues.
You can access printable and digital formats and use a new care plan each time treatment changes.
We’d to have your feedback on the Eczema Care Plans – please complete our quick survey here.
“I have found it really helpful and I love that someone else has the exact problem I do with my eczema.”
Young person with eczema
“Many families find it challenging to keep track of the various treatments their child is receiving. The Eczema Care Plan provides a clear, structured approach to managing eczema, helping families follow the treatment more confidently and making conversations at medical appointments clearer and more effective.”
Eczema Outreach Support
Podcast
You can hear more about this resource in this episode of the Appearance Matters podcast.
The Research
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These plans aim to simplify eczema treatment and improve management. They were created with input from children, young people, parents, and health professionals.
The development process included reviewing existing care plans, gathering opinions from experts and families, and getting feedback from young people and parents.
The plans include personalized step-wise treatment options, quality of life assessments, and behaviour change techniques to enhance treatment adherence.
They can be used at home or with health professionals and are available in printable and digital formats for children up to eight years old and adolescents.
The Eczema Outreach Support Care Plans for children and young people were developed by Eczema Outreach Support and researchers Dr Ella Guest and Dr Pippa Tollow from the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Publications
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The development of the Eczema Care Plans is included in this paper by Sandra Lawton who is a dermatology nurse and was Project Lead for Eczema Outreach Support (EOS). Lawton, S. (2023). Supporting children, young people and families with eczema. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 5(11), 474-480. Supporting children, young people and families with eczema
The Team
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Ella Guest, Pippa Tollow, Suzi Holland (Eczema Outreach Support), Christine Roxburgh (Eczema Outreach Support)
Acknowledgements
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This work was funded by the VTCT Foundation Small Grant scheme.
The ZAP Project Advisory Group and the Eczema Outreach Support Youth Panel helped to plan and give feedback on the project.
Parents and children who are members of Eczema Outreach Support helped to develop the care plans and gave feedback on iterations of them.
