HC Deb 24 April 2002 vol 384 c368W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures will be taken to promote the use of sun protection creams over the summer. [46755]

Yvette Cooper

[holding answer 10 April 2002]: Information about the use of sun protection creams will be available from the normal routes as well as through NHS Direct. We launched on 14 March a new Department of Health website www.doh.gov.uk/sunsafe providing sun safety advice. We are also collaborating with other key stakeholders this year in ensuring that a range of sun safety advice is publicly available. For example, the Department-funded National Radiological Protection Board has recently launched the "Sunsense" posters describing the use of sunscreens.

Experts recommend:

  • Using a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or more
  • applying sunscreen wherever your skin is exposed to sunlight
  • apply half an hour before exposure and re-apply every couple of hours
  • if swimming or sweating, apply more often.

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