Three Manchester based Health Visitors - Patricia Carey, Jacqualine Darby & Jacqui O'Reilly describe an initiative designed to educate and help parents how best to manage their children's eczema.

Patricia Carey SRN, DN, DipN, HV; Jacqualine Darby BA (Hons), SRN SCM, OHNC, HV & Jacqui O'Reilly BSc, Dip HE, SRN, SCM, HV are all Health Visitors working for Mancunian Community Health NHS Trust.

Article accepted for publication: September 1999