Ann Bradley-Whittaker is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ann Bradley-Whittaker for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Thank you for this valuable course on detecting potential melanoma and skin cancer on clients who i see at my place of work. I understand that i do not have the expertise to make diagnosis's, but sign posting clients to see the help of gp's and dermatologists is very important. I now have a better understanding and feel confident to be curious and engage in communication with clients, if the need arises.”

Bradley-Whittaker would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Pear Tree Nursery, West Road Completes Step 1 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Sun Hats, Sunscreen & Role Models

Congratulations to Pear Tree Nursery, West Road for issuing Sun Safety Fact Sheets to all their pupils. Pear Tree Nursery, West Road has also pledged to keep sun hats and sunscreen available for all their children and to act as role models with regard to sun safety:

“Today we emailed out the fact sheet and printed the letter for parents to sign at pick up. Going forward we will include both in our care plan packs ”

(Heather Goode - Pear Tree Nursery, West Road)

“we have a supply of sun hats for all our ages (0-2, 2-3 and 3-5) and all staff act as role models for all children in their care.”

(Heather Goode - Pear Tree Nursery, West Road)

Spring Cedars Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Spring Cedars for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Spring Cedars have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children showed great enjoyment in listening to the story, they pointed to the different pictures. Some moved to the rhymes while adults sang it.”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

“We will regularly use the resources provided by yourselves, they are accessible in the toddler room for parents / carers and adults.”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

Spring Cedars is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Spring Cedars for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“This was very interesting and fun for the children - highly recommend. ”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

Layfield Day Care Centre is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Layfield Day Care Centre for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“The process is easy to complete and is an important part of our practice to keep children safe.”

(Diane Medd - Layfield Day Care Centre)

St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children have throughly enjoyed participating in learning the Slip, Slop, Slap song. We also made a little dance whilst doing so. Many children said they would like to be like George the Sun Safe superstar!”

(Taylor Droscp;; - St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road)

“All steps are now completed. And we look forward to being part of the Sun Safe Nursery scheme. ”

(Taylor Droscp;; - St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road)

Ashleigh Evans is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ashleigh Evans for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“I found the course very useful and found out facts that i do not think many people would know. I look forward to educating my clients with my new knowledge and hope to make a difference to change the mindset of using sun beds and sun worshipping, and also put my new training to good use.”

Evans would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Ruth Brislin is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ruth Brislin for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This has been invaluable to learn about the different characteristics to look out for and help raise awareness. Thanks”

Brislin would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

FACING THE SUN

Skcin and Sanofi Genzyme co-host a skin cancer awareness event to MPs and Peers at the House of Commons.

On the 10th July 2019, Skcin proudly presented our work to over 30 MPs at Westminster during the ‘Facing The Sun’ event, kindly sponsored by Sanofi Genzyme. Our mission was to raise awareness amongst parliamentarians by highlighting the prevalence of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers in the UK and the work we are doing nationally to combat this almost entirely preventable disease.

With skin cancer rates continuing to rise dramatically, annual costs to the NHS estimated to be in the ‘hundreds of millions’ and thousands of lives lost unnecessarily every year, the importance of having engaged and well-informed parliamentarians to support national efforts in this arena is crucial.

During the two hour drop in event, MPs engaged with Skcin to have their personal UV photographs taken, chat to the team and take away vital information outlining why our work is perfectly aligned with the Health Secretary’s pending Green paper, ‘Prevention is Better Than Cure’. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-secretary-launches-prevention-is-better-than-cure-vision

Marie Tudor, CEO of Skcin said: “ The high turnout from Members of Parliament and Peers was a great success  – particularly given the unpredictable nature of any event held in parliament and at a time of such government turmoil! We felt privileged to have been given the opportunity to join forces with Sanofi Genzyme to deliver such a well-attended event, that subsequently witnessed lots of media activity from many MPs.

In a parliamentary debate earlier this year, the former Deputy Secretary of Health, Steve Brine called for ‘Blue Sky thinking’ when it comes to the prevention of skin cancer and states that ‘Right across government, I want us to be working with all those who have a role in influencing health: communities, employers, industry, local government, schools and charities’.  At Skcin, we strongly believe that our pioneering work in educational intervention across all these fields offers the ‘blue sky thinking’ called for when it comes to tackling this major public health concern and we were delighted by the interest and support offered”.

Dr Henry Featherstone, Director of Public Affairs, Sanofi UK added: “We are delighted to have co-hosted Facing the Sun with Skcin, who deliver important work to educate the public on skin cancer prevention. By supporting parliamentarians to see the signs of sun damage first-hand, Facing the Sun brought home the need for policymakers to take action on improving skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Sanofi Genzyme is committed to driving improved awareness of skin cancer and supporting all those affected through their health journey.”

If you wish to support our mission and ongoing lobbying please get in touch.

Marie.tudor@skcin.org