After 10 years based in Camden, in north London, National Eczema Society has moved south of the river Thames to offices near London Bridge. Our new address is: 82 Tanner Street, London SE1 3GN.
Our new office is in a shared workspace called Canopi, and we’re now working alongside many other charities and social sector organisations who are also based here. This is more efficient and flexible office space for the Society and offers new opportunities to network and collaborate with other charities.
Buying National Eczema Society Christmas cards is a great way to raise awareness of eczema, as well as much-needed funds for the charity.
We have a wide selection of designs and they’re easy to buy on ebay.
Just search for ‘National Eczema Society’ and you’ll find them! Thank you for your support.
We are very grateful to the Society’s wonderful West Surrey and NE Hampshire Volunteer Group, which organises these card sales.
We were SO disappointed for all our supporters expecting to take part in the Great South Run earlier this month. The event organiser cancelled the run at short notice, because of heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Portsmouth that day. Safety comes first of course!
We are hugely grateful to everyone who takes on a physical challenge for National Eczema Society, raising much-needed funds and awareness of eczema. You need bags of commitment to train for a race like this, and that’s usually much harder if you have eczema.
Big thanks to our supporters including Jemma (pictured), Sal and Ben who decided to run 10 miles anyway – the equivalent distance of the Great South Run – near where they live. You’re amazing!
Do get in touch if you want to take on a running challenge and support National Eczema Society. More information here and you can email us at fundraising@eczema.org
We’re excited to bring you our latest webinar series, ‘Exploring Eczema’ with National Eczema Society’s Dermatology Nurse Advisor, Julie Van Onselen. We are exploring seven differing eczema topics over the next few months, including to using emollients, managing eczema outside of home and looking after a child with eczema. Each session will be hosted twice, one midday and one early evening slot, so hopefully everyone who’s interest can attend.
The webinars will be livestreamed via Facebook and the recording will remain available to watch afterwards. To be able to participate in the webinar, however, you would need to register in advance via the links below and join on Teams on the day.
More information and how to take part here.
National Eczema Society webinar series
- Managing baby and toddler eczema
- Eczema in school aged children
- Emollients
- Managing eczema flare ups and skin infections
- Contact dermatitis
- Eczema triggers
National Eczema Society is a membership organisation and our members are encouraged to attend and participate in the Society’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), usually held in September. You get to hear about the work of the charity over the past year, including the Treasurer’s reports on the Society’s annual accounts. Members are also asked to vote on any resolutions proposed by the Trustees.
Thank you to members who attended our AGM on Wednesday 25 September 2024, held by Zoom video conference.
If you’re not already a member, we’d love you to join National Eczema Society! Our charity has been working hard to make life better for people with eczema and their families for nearly 50 years. Membership costs just £25.00 per year if you live in the UK, and £50.00 for non-UK residents.
As a member, you’ll receive paper copies of our magazine, Exchange, which is packed with features, tips, research news and inspiration to equip and support you on all stages of your eczema journey. You can find out about other benefits of membership and how to join here.
You can read the latest edition of Exchange magazine here!
National Eczema Society has taken the difficult decision to close its eczema helpline and stop providing personalised eczema advice. This change has been implemented today, 18 March 2024. We understand this will be disappointing for supporters and others who have used the Society’s helpline in the past and appreciate the advice provided. We have been pleased and proud to have supported people through the helpline for many years.
The Society produces a wide range of information about eczema and how to treat the condition. This is available through our website, factsheets, booklets, membership magazine, webinars and videos. We’re planning to grow these resources in the future, which are used and valued by millions of people in the eczema community.
We are a relatively small charity, serving a large community of people affected by eczema – over eight million adults and children in the UK and their families. With limited funding, we have to make difficult choices over how to allocate our limited resources to achieve the biggest impact for people with eczema.
We want to focus more on our work supporting eczema research, to develop better treatments and ultimately a cure, and campaigning for better eczema care for all sufferers. These changes will enable us to become a stronger collective voice for the eczema community. Too many people are struggling to achieve a good quality of life because of their eczema and we need better care urgently.
We recommend you speak to your doctor of other healthcare professional for advice about managing your eczema. If you have urgent healthcare needs, then contact NHS 111 or call an ambulance.
Organisations including the Samaritans and Mind, offer support with the emotional impacts of living with eczema – do contact these organisations directly if needed.
We will keep the situation under review and should the charity’s funding position become stronger in the future, then we will reassess the viability of having a helpline service.
If you have any questions about this, please email Andrew Proctor at info@eczema.org