Do you work in a psychodermatology or emotional support team?
Have you or your team made significant positive changes to the emotional wellbeing for people with skin conditions and/or their families and carers?
This category recognises innovative initiatives that deliver psychodermatology and emotional wellbeing support for people with skin conditions of all ages and/or their families and carers.
There are two entry sections which will be awarded separately:
Section 1: Psychodermatology support programme initiatives
Section 2: Emotional support programme initiatives
Entries should demonstrate clear, specific goals with outcomes that have been evaluated using appropriate baseline and follow-up measures. There should be evidence of innovation, along with details of project planning, methods, safety considerations, effectiveness, user feedback, cost efficiency and economic viability, as well as evidence of potential/demonstrable sustainability and dissemination.
Section 1: Psychodermatology support programme initiatives
This section recognises multidisciplinary management initiatives between dermatologists, psychiatrists and psychologists for people with skin conditions of all ages and/or their families and carers.
Entries could include:
- Initiatives that raise awareness of the psychosocial impact of skin disease
- Programmes that improve screening for the psychological impact of skin disease or recognition of psychodermatological presentations
- Management of the psychological impact of chronic inflammatory skin disease
- Multi-disciplinary management of primary psychodermatological presentations such as delusional infestation
- Digital and technology initiatives: should be UK or Ireland based (even if they are used globally).
Section 2: Emotional support programme initiatives
This section recognises emotional support programmes for people with skin conditions of all ages and/or their families and carers.
Entries could include:
- Skin cancer support
- Digital and technology initiatives: should be UK or Ireland based (even if they are used globally).
- Patient-led support programmes
- GP/nurse/pharmacist led initiatives – primary and secondary care
- Reducing variation of care: e.g. Initiatives for hard-to-reach groups such as people with learning disabilities/non-English speaking communities, holistic programmes for healthy mind and body
- Understanding and accepting a new diagnosis
- Managing fear, depression and stress.