Hair loss advice programme given government grant
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Jeremy Harkin
Jeremy has enjoyed a varied career in advertising and media. He is now a freelance editorial consultant working with mainstream men's mags and their associated websites.By Jeremy Harkin
Published on 13th October, 2009
A charity set up by hairdresser Trevor Sorbie to help train
hairdressers and NHS staff on how to help people who have lost their
hair through cancer treatment, has been awarded a government grant.
A charity set up by hairdresser Trevor Sorbie to help train
hairdressers and NHS staff on how to help people who have lost their
hair through cancer treatment, has been awarded a government grant.
The Department of Health is to provide £86,500 in funding for the project, which has trained 180 hairdressers in ‘wig styling’ since 2006 and also helps to train NHS staff on how to provide guidance for cancer sufferers who have lost their hair.
Hair loss can be one of the most distressing side effects of cancer treatment and people who receive the right help and, often, the right wig, can feel much better about themselves as a result.
The charity My New Hair provides nurse-led training for hairdressers on how to help people whose hair is growing back. It also makes sure that hairdressers are able to deal sensitively with cancer patients and deliver a helpful, important service by way of wig styling.
Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, added his support for the charity, "My New Hair is an innovative charity which targets one of the most obvious and distressing side-effects of cancer treatment."
The Department of Health is to provide £86,500 in funding for the project, which has trained 180 hairdressers in ‘wig styling’ since 2006 and also helps to train NHS staff on how to provide guidance for cancer sufferers who have lost their hair.
Hair loss can be one of the most distressing side effects of cancer treatment and people who receive the right help and, often, the right wig, can feel much better about themselves as a result.
The charity My New Hair provides nurse-led training for hairdressers on how to help people whose hair is growing back. It also makes sure that hairdressers are able to deal sensitively with cancer patients and deliver a helpful, important service by way of wig styling.
Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, added his support for the charity, "My New Hair is an innovative charity which targets one of the most obvious and distressing side-effects of cancer treatment."