Moving and Handling Clients for NHS Staff
 

Course length
1 day introduction for newly qualified staff who are new to moving and handling people
3 hour refresher for existing staff

Who is it for
These workshops are for NHS staff who have a responsibility for moving and handling people. Delegates are usually from hospitals, GP surgeries, residential homes and day centres. The workshops will be designed to meet the specific needs of your NHS organisation. They will include the theoretical component and usually some practical components. The recommended maximum is 12 delegates.

Course delivery
All Moving and Handling sessions are delivered by a Registered Clinician who is fully qualified in Moving and Handling. The course will be highly interactive, encouraging participation and making use of exercises, discussions and group work. There will be the opportunity for skills practice and review in each section.

Course materials
Delegates will be given handouts and worksheets to support the topics covered on the workshop, certificates of attendance and a signed checklist as a personal development record.

Course contents

Legislation & Codes of Practice
• Employer responsibility
• Employee responsibility
• Local policy
• Accident reporting

Spinal Awareness
• Anatomy and posture
• Back pain statistics
• Causes and mechanics of injury
• Back care and exercises

Ergonomics
• What is it?
• Assess, avoid, reduce
• Apply to work

Risk Assessment
• Why, what, how
• Practice risk assessing
• Discussion of group work

Basic Principles
• Basic principles of safe moving and handling
• Banned techniques





Practical Techniques
• Sit to stand, stand to sit
• Seated transfers
• Ascending/descending stairs/kerbs
• Moving forwards/backwards in a chair
• Repositioning a patient in a bed
• Assisted walking
• Dealing with falling and fallen clients
• Lateral transfers (optional)

Client Handling Equipment
• Safety checks
• Correct use of walking aids
• Transfer boards, belts and turntables
• Hoists and slings
• Sliding sheets
• Standing hoists (info only)
• Walking jackets (info only)


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