Eczema Outreach Support won an award at a glittering London ceremony to recognise the impact small charities have. EOS won the Highly Commended award at the FSI Small Charity Big Impact Awards earlier this year. The event is in its third year and EOS beat hundreds of other small charities to be announced as a
Children in Need came to EOS headquarters and also met with one of our members, Alana. Alana shared her eczema story and dad said lots of kind words about the support he has got since joining EOS. Alana's story was broadcast on the BBC! You can see our superstar here.
Magali Redding, the CEO of Eczema Outreach Support, spoke to the BBC about caring for a child with eczema. She also discussed bath emollients following the news that studies showed they had 'no evidence of clinical benefit' against eczmea. You can read all about it here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43987875  Â
An EOS member from Wales has been making a splash in the national media, sharing his eczema journey. 10-year-old Lewis Macdonald has had eczema since he was a baby and still suffers from flare ups and itchy skin that affect his daily life. The family spoke about their struggles with dealing with eczema and
The end of summer holidays is looming - and by now most Scottish schools have returned - which means it's back to early rises, frantically ironing shirts at 8.45am and asking if homework has been done on repeat. But a return to school is also an opportunity to fundraise for EOS. Some schools chose a
Eczema Outreach Support is helping more people than ever before - providing support and advice for families dealing with eczema. As a charity, we rely on our members and the public to raise funds for us so we can continue to be there for families when they need support. If you could help we have
NHS England have made changes to items that can be routinely prescribed in primary care and it has impacted some eczema treatments.  In particular we’ve heard from families now struggling to get emollients, bath/shower emollient and silk garments on prescription. If this has happened to you, and your child’s eczema has suffered as a result,
Christopher was 6 months when eczema started. It looked like he had a big red beard on his face at first but then it spread all over his body. At 7 months he was hospitalised for the first time because his eczema escalated out of control when he developed hand, foot and mouth disease.
Antony was 3 months old when a red patch appeared on his cheek. We were given some cream and told to keep an eye on it. Little did we know this was just the start of countless prescriptions for creams, steroids and antibiotics over the coming months. We put the cream on but the
In 2014, as we eagerly anticipated our much longed for baby, we were regularly offered the advice that 'nothing quite prepares you for parenthood'. Never a truer word said of parents of children plagued with the trio of eczema, asthma and allergies. In April 2014 we welcomed our son Steven. He had breathing issues
