Contact Dermatitis

 Welcome to the Contact Dermatitis Sub Group Home Page. 

The Contact Sub Group was formed in early 2011 after the BDNG Executive committee approached Sarah Catten to chair the new BDNG sub group. We are currently slowly developing and putting together the committee, which at the moment includes the Chair and Secretary. We are currently looking for new committee members who currently work within the sphere of contact dermatitis and Patch Testing. If you would like to join this sub group, please contact Susan Maguire, Professional Officer at susan.maguire@bdng.org.uk

As a sub group we hope to provide a resource for information sharing regarding Contact dermatitis and Patch testing practices. At the present time there is a lack of continuity and standardisation in the practice of patch testing especially. The sub group’s aim is to hopefully achieve this through working together in the development of educational courses, competency levels and best practice guidelines. The BDNG Contact Dermatitis Sub group is open to all BDNG members.

The committee
The sub committee currently consists of 2 experienced dermatology nurses the committee Chair is Sarah Catten and the Secretary is Andrea Copper. 

Secretary - Andrea Cooper

Works at Eastbourne District General as a dermatology nurse specialist and has been in this post for the last 7 years working within dermatology clinics for 11 years. Within my role I carry out nurse led clinics for systemic monitoring, photodynamic therapy, and phototherapy and patch testing.  I carry out a nurse led Patch test clinic from the initial consultation to the final reading independently.

Chair – Sarah Catten

Works at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital as an Allergy/ Dermatology Specialist Nurse. She has worked within the dermatology department for 9 years and been in post as a specialist nurse for 2 years. Her role as well as developing the Trusts allergy service also includes running nurse led allergy clinics and Patch testing Clinics.

Terms of Reference

Useful Links

The British Society for Cutaneous Allergy

BAD Guidelines for the Management of Contact Dermatitis