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Children in Wales Annual Conference 2018.

The Whole Child: The importance of getting it right

Safe -Tea

Background

Each year more than 50,000 children attend healthcare

settings with burns in the UK. Despite the high

prevalence of preventable hot drink scalds in pre-school
children, there is a paucity of research on effective

prevention interventions and a serious need to improve

parent’s knowledge of first aid. This study investigates

the feasibility of ‘Safe-Tea’, an innovative multi-faceted
community-based intervention delivered by early-years

practitioners.

What we did

‘Safe-Tea’ was implemented at Childcare, Stay&Play and

Home Visit settings, in areas of deprivation in Cardiff,

UK. A mixed methods approach was used, including
pre- and post-intervention parent questionnaires and

focus groups with parents and practitioners to test the

acceptability, practicality and ability of staff to deliver

the intervention to parents, in addition to limited
efficacy.

What we found

Intervention materials, activities and messages were

well received and understood by both parents and
community practitioners. Interactive and visual methods

of communication requiring little to no reading were

most acceptable. Parents’ knowledge and understanding
of the risk of hot drink scalds and likelihood and severity

of injury to children, increased post-intervention. Parents

also gained confidence to correct the behaviours of

others at home and pass on first aid messages.

How can our research help you

This feasibility study is a vital step towards the development of a robust, evidence based behaviour change

intervention model. Work has since been underway to refine intervention materials based on parent suggested

improvements and test these more widely in communities within the UK. Safe-Tea will be launched across

communities in England and Wales in Autumn 2019.

For more intervention and to find out how you can be involved contact: Burnsresearch-admin@cardiff.ac.uk

NCPHWR is funded by

The National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research

www.ncphwr.org.uk