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Supporting self-care for eczema in the community: the Eczema Care Online research programme including two RCTs (2025)
Journal Article
Muller, I., Stuart, B., Sach, T., Yardley, L., Greenwell, K., Becque, T., Leighton, P., Howells, L., Harvey, J., Hooper, J., Steele, M., Sivyer, K., Ghio, D., Teasdale, E., Axon, E., Lax, S., Clarke, H., Onoja, M., Ahmed, A., Griffiths, G., …Santer, M. (2025). Supporting self-care for eczema in the community: the Eczema Care Online research programme including two RCTs. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3310/FNHD8546

Background
Eczema is a common condition with significant impact on quality of life. The main cause of treatment failure is non-use of prescribed treatments because treatments are time-consuming to apply; they may sting when first applied to inflamed... Read More about Supporting self-care for eczema in the community: the Eczema Care Online research programme including two RCTs.

Facilitating safe transition to home for preterm infants (FAST home): Protocol for a retrospective observational study (2025)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Abramson, J., Tao, S., Seaton, S. E., Dorling, J., Arellano-Meza, M., Harvey, J., Harvey, T., & Ojha, S. (2025). Facilitating safe transition to home for preterm infants (FAST home): Protocol for a retrospective observational study. PLoS ONE, 20(2), Article e0318309. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318309

Background Preterm infants (i.e., those born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy) often require additional care and are admitted to neonatal units soon after birth. Readiness for discharge home typically requires a level of physiological maturity... Read More about Facilitating safe transition to home for preterm infants (FAST home): Protocol for a retrospective observational study.

Evidence to practice – lessons learnt in developing an implementation strategy for an online digital health intervention (Eczema Care Online) (2025)
Journal Article
Howells, L., Thomas, K. S., Santer, M., Muller, I., Greenwell, K., Roberts, A., Williams, H. C., Harvey, J., Lax, S. J., Rogers, N. K., Sach, T. H., Lawton, S., Steele, M., Sivyer, K., Hooper, J., Ahmed, A., Wilczynska, S., Langan, S., & Leighton, P. (2025). Evidence to practice – lessons learnt in developing an implementation strategy for an online digital health intervention (Eczema Care Online). BMC Health Services Research, 25(1), Article 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12179-2

Background
Eczema Care Online (www.EczemaCareOnline.org.uk/) is an online self-management toolkit which includes tailored content for young people (13–25 years) and for parents of children that have eczema (0–12 years). Testing in two randomised con... Read More about Evidence to practice – lessons learnt in developing an implementation strategy for an online digital health intervention (Eczema Care Online).

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology (2024)
Journal Article
Shariff, Z., Harvey, J., Leighton, P., Boyd, M., Ridd, M., Santer, M., Tucker, R., & Maidment, I. (2024). Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology. Skin Health and Disease, 4(2), Article e369. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.369

This research letter discusses the perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in this area. A mixed methods online survey was created, and a total of 174 commun... Read More about Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology.

Commentary: A comparative randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus versus hydrocortisone as a topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in children (2024)
Journal Article
Harvey, J., Stuart, B., & Williams, H. C. (2024). Commentary: A comparative randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus versus hydrocortisone as a topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in children. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, Article 1372259. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1372259

How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise (2024)
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Harvey, J., Shariff, Z., Anderson, C., Boyd, M. J., Ridd, M. J., Santer, M., Thomas, K. S., Maidment, I., & Leighton, P. (2024). How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e071863. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071863

Objective: To establish research priorities which will support the development and delivery of community pharmacy initiatives for the management of skin conditions. Design: An iterative, multistage stakeholder consultation consisting of online survey... Read More about How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise.

Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice (2023)
Journal Article
Santer, M., Ridd, M. J., Harvey, J., Lax, S., Muller, I., Roberts, A., & Thomas, K. S. (2024). Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice. British Journal of General Practice, 74(738), 40-42. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736101

Most people with eczema have mild or moderate disease, and most are treated in primary care.1 This article aims to support health professionals in helping patients get control of eczema in time-limited consultations. Recent updated National Institute... Read More about Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice.

The long-term safety of topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Harvey, J., Lax, S. J., Lowe, A., Santer, M., Lawton, S., Langan, S. M., Roberts, A., Stuart, B., Williams, H. C., & Thomas, K. S. (2023). The long-term safety of topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis: A systematic review. Skin Health and Disease, 3(5), Article e268. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.268

Background: Topical corticosteroids (TCS) are a first-line treatment for eczema, but there are concerns about their safety when used long-term. Objectives: To systematically review adverse effects associated with longer-term use of TCS for eczema. Me... Read More about The long-term safety of topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis: A systematic review.

Agreement and Correlation Between Different Topical Corticosteroid Potency Classification Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Bowie, A. C., Tadrous, M., Egeberg, A., Harvey, J., Lax, S. J., Thyssen, J. P., & Drucker, A. M. (2022). Agreement and Correlation Between Different Topical Corticosteroid Potency Classification Systems. JAMA Dermatology, E1-E5. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1706

Importance: Topical corticosteroids (TCSs) are available in multiple potencies that alter their effectiveness and safety. Pharmacoepidemiologic studies on TCSs are hampered by the absence of a universal potency classification system, limiting compari... Read More about Agreement and Correlation Between Different Topical Corticosteroid Potency Classification Systems.

Strategies for using topical corticosteroids in children and adults with eczema (2022)
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Lax, S., Harvey, J., Axon, E., Howells, L., Santer, M., Ridd, M., Lawton, S., Langan, S., Roberts, A., Ahmed, A., Muller, I., Ming, L. C., Panda, S., Chernyshov, P., Carter, B., Williams, H., Thomas, K., & Chalmers, J. (2022). Strategies for using topical corticosteroids in children and adults with eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3(3), Article CD013356

Background Eczema is a common skin condition. Although topical corticosteroids (TCS) have been a first-line treatment for eczema for decades, there are uncertainties over their optimal use. Objectives To establish the effectiveness and safety of diff... Read More about Strategies for using topical corticosteroids in children and adults with eczema.

Different strategies for using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema (2019)
Journal Article
Chalmers, J. R., Axon, E., Harvey, J., Santer, M., Ridd, M. J., Lawton, S., Langan, S., Roberts, A., Ahmed, A., Muller, I., Long, C. M., Panda, S., Chernyshov, P., Carter, B., Williams, H. C., & Thomas, K. S. (2019). Different strategies for using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(6), Article CD013356. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013356

© 2019 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To establish the effectiveness and safety of different ways of using topical corticoster... Read More about Different strategies for using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema.