Titanic Spa trains staff to spot early signs of skin cancer
By Sophie Nutt | 23 May 2019 | Movers & Shakers, News
Titanic Spa in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, has announced a new partnership with skin cancer charity, Skcin, which will act as the spa’s exclusive charity partner for 2019.
The spa is supporting Skcin’s mission to raise awareness of skin cancer by promoting the importance of prevention and early detection. As part of its support, Titanic Spa has enrolled its therapist team in Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection (MASCED), Skcin’s National Accreditation programme for hair, health and beauty professionals.
This training enables staff to spot the early signs and symptoms of skin cancer on its spa guests as well as its own staff and family members, giving them the confidence to communicate concerns and advise clients to take appropriate action.
Titanic Spa will also be utilising Skcin’s supportive awareness resources to extend information on the prevention and early detection of skin cancer across to its clientele.
“Our therapist team are skincare professionals so extending their training to skin surveillance and how to identify suspicious lessons seemed like a logical next step,” says Amy Burton, director at Titanic Spa. “They are perfectly placed to detect the early signs of skin cancer and in a unique position to become powerful advocates in the fight against cancer. If this means they can potentially save client, staff or family lives, then that would be an incredible achievement and reward for us all.”
Campaign manager for MASCED, Claire Dale, says, “We are delighted to be working with Titanic Spa and are hugely grateful of the support, energy and enthusiasm of the entire team. Their dedication to this initiative clearly demonstrates their commitment to providing an unrivalled service to their guests.”