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Top Ten Tips to improve Eczema Management

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Dr Rob Walker
26th May 2026

How many times this week have you seen a child with eczema? It would be an unusual week if you haven’t. It doesn’t need me to tell you how common eczema is, affecting 15-20% of children, and the prevalence...

New Vaccine Schedule in Play, to Help Keep Shingles at Bay

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Dr Philippa Davies
30th July 2025

James is a 45-year-old civil engineer, who is now immunosuppressed after a recent liver transplant for PSC. When he enquires about his shingles vaccine, up until now, we’d have told him he was too young...

Itchy patient? Think scabies

Itchy patient? Think scabies image
Dr Nick Jones
31st January 2024

After Rob’s blog about the rise of measles last week, this week we turn our attention to an outbreak of another age-old disease! Hands up if you’ve seen a patient with scabies recently? I can think of...

When In Doubt, Get the Dermatoscope Out!

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Dr Philippa Davies
27th September 2023

John is one of your regular patients, a 64-year-old stoical tree surgeon, who presents with a new pigmented papule on his torso. For someone normally unphased by challenging work environments, this has...

Too Much Pink Should Make Our Hearts Sink…

Too Much Pink Should Make Our Hearts Sink… image
Dr Philippa Davies
10th August 2023

Summer is finally here and as we’re strolling through the park listening to ‘Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen’ you realise not everyone has received this memo. ‘Lobster red’ appears to be the colour...

The Buzz Around Eczema

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Dr Neal Tucker
28th July 2022

“Doctor, I’ve tried everything for my child’s eczema. Aveeno, E45, Nivea… None of it works. What can I do?”

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