Patient Handling

Course Title: Patient Handling

Duration: 1 day

Maximum Candidates: 10

Cost: £1,200

This course is designed to give care workers, nursing or domiciliary staff the skills and knowledge to safely move a patient when they are unable to move unassisted. It covers the initial assessment of needs and the practical steps required to move patients safely.

• Manual Handling Responsibilities and the Law
• Anatomy of the Spine and Types of Injuries
• Biomechanics and Ergonomics
• Safe Lifting Techniques - L.I.T.E
• Lifting Objects
• Key Elements of People Moving
• Risks and Controls related to People Moving
• People Moving - Risk Assessments/ Personal Plan
• People Moving Equipment
• People Moving - Controversial Techniques
• People Moving - Good Techniques
• Practical Sessions and Assessments in People Moving