Mouth Care and Emergency Services at Alder Hey
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A mixed method study to explore the perceptions and acceptability of delivering mouth care and prevention interventions on attendance to the Emergency Department (ED) services at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
IRAS ID
367019
Contact name
Laura Shuter
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
What are the children and young people's (CYP), parents’ and staff perception of acceptability of delivering mouth care and prevention interventions in the Emergency Department (ED) at Alder Hey?
Explore and gain feedback, prior to any implementation or service delivery change, would CYP and parents attending ED find it acceptable to:
1. Receive oral health screening as part of initial assessment.
2. Receive preventative oral health interventions and advice from staff working in ED.
3. Receive mouth care packs -including toothbrush toothpaste and information on oral health and signpost to resources.
4. Gain feedback on the development of educational resources for CYP and parents to educate on oral health and how to care for mouth and prevent oral health disease such as tooth decay.Explore and gain feedback from staff their thoughts on whether following could be implemented:
1. Providing oral health screening as part of initial assessment.
2. Providing Oral health advice.
3. Providing mouth care pack.
4. To gain feedback from staff on the development and use of educational resources available for all CYP and parents to educate on oral health and how to care for mouth.REC name
London - West London & GTAC Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
26/PR/0491
Date of REC Opinion
29 May 2026
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion