Eczema and General Election 2016: What can you ask election candidates?
In the last week of General Election 2016 campaigning, what can people with eczema ask election candidate who call to their door? 1 in 10 of children under the age of 7 in Ireland and 1 in 20 adults suffer from eczema. The condition is now estimated to be 30% more common than it was […]
What should people with psoriasis ask election candidates?
It’s election time! This means you’ll get all sorts of direct mail, leaflets and knocks at the door all asking for your vote. So we thought we’d suggest three important questions that everyone with psoriasis should ask their election candidates. Not a 5 point plan: just three simple questions that you can ask any candidate […]
ISF Psoriasis Council meets to discuss plans for the first time
The members of the ISF’s Psoriasis Council have met for the first time in Dublin to develop an agenda to help people with psoriasis in Ireland. The first Council members have been invited by ISF Board Members, Dr Brian Kirby and Caroline Irwin (Chair and Secretary of the Council respectively), to champion psoriasis, encourage greater […]
First HS Community Meeting – Reports from the day
On the 30th January, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) and the ‘Hidradenitis Suppurativa Ireland’ Facebook Support group, held the first ever Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Community Meeting for people with the condition, their families and supporters. HS is a chronic (long term) skin condition that can cause painful, inflamed areas typically located around the armpits, groin […]
Reduce VAT on moisturisers, sun creams & extend product list available on medical card & DPS
Eczema in adults is more than an uncomfortable, itchy disease. It’s can also be a serious financial burden for the estimated 1 in 12 of Irish adults who have the most common form of the condition, atopic dermatitis. Medical cards don’t cover the full spectrum of treatments for eczema. While aqueous cream (a soap substitute), […]
Coal tar products increasingly difficult to source
Why is this trusted mainstay treatment disappearing from pharmacy shelves? On a recent visit to dermatology clinic I met Michael, a 37 year old teacher from Carlow, who had come in ask some advice; he was looking for an alternative to the coal tar pomade he usually gets from his pharmacist every few weeks. “I […]
Wait to wait: Dermatology Services at Temple Street Children’s Hospital
The ISF is extremely concerned that new GP patient referrals, seeking access to dermatology services at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, are now being added to an additional waiting list due to a lack of specialist medical capacity at the hospital. Dermatology referrals into Temple Street now fall into one of three categories: urgent cases, cases […]
