Patient Information Leaflets - British Association of Dermatologists

PATIENT INFORMATION & LEAFLETS

Our website carries the following sources of information for patients:

1) An A to Z of skin diseases, specially written for patients by the British Association of Dermatologists. These can easily be down-loaded for printing out at home. Please click here to view a list of them in alphabetical order.

2) Information on "How to..." intended to explain treatments and what happens when particular treatments take place. Please click here.

3) In-depth resources specifically designed for web use by the British Association of Dermatologists' Patient Information Gateway. Please click here to view.

4) A list of other leaflets on skin conditions that can be found on the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Formerly PRODIGY) website. These leaflets have been prepared with input from the British Association of Dermatologists. Please click here to view the list.

5) Best Treatments is a website that has been set up by the British Medical Journal Publishing Group. It carries information on all major chronic conditions. Its main aim is to tell you, in simple and accessible language, which treatments work and which don't. The skin conditions currently listed on their website are: acne; athlete's foot; cold sores; eczema; head lice; herpes (lips or mouth); fungal nail infections; scabies; skin cancer (Melanoma); and skin cancer (Squamous cell). More conditions will probably be added with time. To reach this website please click here

6) Information on skin conditions, designed to help patients who have had, or are about to have, an organ transplant. Please click here to view the information.

7) The British Dermatological Nursing Group are currently producing a series of "How to..." leaflets on the best way of using some important dermatological treatments. Click here to access them.

8) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are responsible for homeopathic medicines. Information for consumers can be accessed here. For information on licensing please click here.

9) Our website also contains useful information on the following topics, which can be accessed by clicking on the relevant title:

                       What is a dermatologist?
                       How to access dermatological care
                       The functions and importance of the skin
                       Further facts about the skin:
                               i) Cosmetics
                               ii) Looking after your skin
                               iii) Occupational dermatitis
                               iv) Skin colour
                               v) Social importance of the skin
                               vi) Sun beds
                               vii) The skin as a barrier
                               viii) The hair
                               ix) Hair growth and hair loss
                       Skin Cancer
                       Patient Support Groups
                       Frequently Asked Questions