Psoriasis Awareness Week 2025

Psoriasis Awareness Week ran from Wednesday 29th October - Tuesday 4th November 2025. Thank you so much to everyone that supported us throughout the week.

This year our theme was the Comorbidities of Psoriasis.

What does this mean?

Comorbidities are the presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders that occur in someone who is already living with psoriasis.

In a nutshell, it relates to conditions that you are more likely to have due to psoriasis. This can include conditions such as Psoriatic Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and of course, the mental health impact that living with psoriasis may have.

You can now catch up on anything you missed from the week below!

Read the stories we shared during the week by clicking on their names: Wendy, Rhiannon, Jeremy and Antonia

New Poster Launch

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We are pleased to unveil our brand-new poster making it quicker and easier for people to access the support they need.

The poster has been distributed to GP surgeries as well as Dermatology and Rheumatology Departments and clinics ahead of #PsoriasisAwarenessWeek 2025 in order to increase awareness of the support and advice we are able to provide for those with #psoriasis and #PsoriaticArthritis.

If you would be able to deliver a poster to your GP surgery or in your local area please do let us know via our helpline on 01604 251 620 or by emailing mail@psoriasis-association.org.uk and we will send one out to you.

Scan the QR code on the poster to take you straight to any of our helpful psoriasis leaflets.

Wednesday 29th October - World Psoriasis Day

Put On Purple for World Psoriasis Day

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Thank you for putting on purple for World Psoriasis Day, Wednesday 29th October!

On World Psoriasis Day, we encouraged everyone to put on some purple to show your support for those with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

We’d still love to see your pics of your wearing our favourite colour, so feel free to tag us or send the pictures into us at mail@psoriasis-association.org.uk . Don’t forget to use the hashtag #OhSoPurple on social media so we can see them all.

Birmingham Information Stand

We were in Birmingham on Wednesday 29th October, World Psoriasis Day at ASDA on 859 Coventry Rd, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0HH between 9am -4pm.

Information days allow us to get out into the community, to distribute our leaflets and information sheets and to answer any psoriasis related questions you may have.

It was great to meet so many people throughout the day.

Thursday 30th October - Diet and Nutrition

On Thursday, we focused on Diet and Nutrition and the impact it can have on Psoriasis.

Research is growing to show that what we eat may play a role not only in managing symptoms, but also in supporting our overall health and any related conditions.

We’ve teamed up with Dr Thivi Maruthappu (@drthivimaru), the UK’s first dual-qualified dermatologist and nutritionist to discuss this issue. You can watch her expert insight on the link between diet and skin health in the video from her presentation at our recent annual Conference which is available today for the first time. Watch it below.

New resource offering diet and nutrition support

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As part of this discussion, we have highlighted the role diet and nutrition can play in psoriasis care so to run alongside this, we have produced a handy tip sheet offering advice on nutrition for people to follow when living with psoriasis.

Our colourful infographic, which espouses a Mediterranean diet, also features examples of food groups that should be increased or decreased. It was produced with the help of Dr Thivi Maruthappu (@drthivimaru), the UK’s first dual-qualified dermatologist and nutritionist.

You can download a copy of the infographic here or for a printed copy, please email mail@psoriasis-association.org.uk

Friday 31st October - Mental Health

Virtual Coffee Morning

Following on from the success of our Coffee Morning last year, we held a virtual coffee morning via zoom on Friday 31st October at 11am which was a relaxed, informal chance for anyone to be able to hop on the call and connect and chat to others who are also living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.

A mindful moment when living with psoriasis - Mindfulness and Chocolate

Psychologist Dr Catherine O'Leary lives with psoriasis herself and in this video, she talks us through a mindfulness exercise that even involves eating some chocolate!

Grab yourself a tasty snack and follow along.

Monday 3rd November - Psoriatic Arthritis

Live Q&A with a Rheumatologist

We hosted a successful Instagram Live (@psoriasisuk) session on Monday 3rd November at 6.30pm and put your questions to Rheumatologist, Professor Laura Coates from the HPOS Study (@hpos_study).

If you were unable to join us for this informative session, you can now watch the video below.

Tuesday 4th November - Research

For nearly 60 years, we have awarded millions of pounds in research grants and PhD Studentships thanks to the fundraising efforts of individual members, branches, legacies and private donations.

Throughout the day today we shared a number of resources including a video interview with Professor Pourzand from the University of Bath discussing her Hepcidin Research. You can also find further details about our grant call which is currently open as well hearing about themySkin study and the new St John's Derm Academy website.

Watch Prof. Pourzand's interview below.

Webinar with St John's DermAcademy

Thank you to everyone who attended our webinar with St John's DermAcademy. We shall be posting the recordings from it shortly.