The CYPHP Eczema service

Our primary care nurses provide support to children and young people who struggle with their eczema.

What do we do?

Here at the Children & Young People's Health Partnership (CYPHP), our specialist children's eczema nurses work with emotional wellbeing professionals to make sure we are looking after your child and family as best we can. Emotional and behavioural issues are understandably common in children and young people with long-term or chronic conditions – no child or young person wants to be "ill" or "different" in a way they don't choose. At CYPHP we're here to help you and your family with all that concerns you and your child.

We can see you at your home or at a nearby clinic, and we make sure other healthcare professionals, who are involved in your child's care, know what is going on.

We have just started so cannot yet offer our service to children with eczema across all of Lambeth and Southwark, but please do speak to your doctor about us if you think you and your child could benefit from our service.

What we offer you and the benefits of the service

The CYPHP Health team works in the community alongside other child healthcare professionals in Lambeth and Southwark. Our team includes Paediatric Nurse Specialists and Mental Health clinicians, who will see children and young people who have a diagnosis of asthma, constipation, eczema, and epilepsy.

Eczema team: who will we see?

Children and young people with a diagnosis of Eczema who are:

• between the ages of 0-15 years old.
• registered to a participating GP practice in Southwark and Lambeth.

All patients will be assessed and offered appropriate services. These may be:

• Parent/carer/ patient/peer support and training.
• Telephone, email and text contact on a 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday basis.
• Work with the long term conditions mental health clinicians.
• Home visits/clinic appointments.
• Young people and families support and education around eczema management.