Mouth Care Matters raises awareness at East Surrey Hospitals Patient Safety week

Someone once said ’knowledge is power and education is the premise of progress’. If this is true, some powerful people have been made during patient safety week at East Surrey Hospital. Patient safety week took place  23– 27 January 2017 . Clinical leads ran taster sessions throughout the week on a variety of patient safety topics. … Read moreMouth Care Matters raises awareness at East Surrey Hospitals Patient Safety week

Mouth Care Matters talks to Speech and Language Therapists

Jessica Mann on behalf of Mouth Care Matters delivered a talk at the Royal College of Speech and Language. The talk took place in London on the 9th December 2016 at the Palliative and Supportive Care Study Day. The aim of the day focused on managing patients with dysphagia in palliative care. The majority of … Read moreMouth Care Matters talks to Speech and Language Therapists

Mouth Care Matters at British Society of Gerodontology Winter Conference 2016

The British Society of Gerodontology held their Winter Conference on the 1st December 2016. The conference theme was Safeguarding for the Future. Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble and Dr Mili Doshi were invited to speak about Mouth Care Matters. Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble’s inspiring speech gave an overview of the Mouth Care Matters programme so far. He then went on … Read moreMouth Care Matters at British Society of Gerodontology Winter Conference 2016

Mouth Care Matters presentation at Living Well for Longer conference a success.

The Living Well for Longer conference took place on the 16th November 2016, focusing on care and support for older people, their carers and family members living across Kent Surrey and Sussex. Presentation topics included Frailty, Dementia and End of Life Care. Delegates listened to examples of good practice, received practical tools and techniques to … Read moreMouth Care Matters presentation at Living Well for Longer conference a success.

Mouth Care Matters: A guide for hospital healthcare professionals

The new Mouth Care Matters resource: A guide for hospital healthcare professionals is now available to download. The guide compliments the Mouth Care Matters training that is being delivered in hospitals. Developed by Mili Doshi, consultant special care dentist, the Mouth Care Matters initiative in hospitals provides training to nursing staff, doctors and allied health … Read moreMouth Care Matters: A guide for hospital healthcare professionals