Safe Moving and Handling for Healthcare Workers

This course provides comprehensive knowledge on safe moving and handling techniques to reduce the risk of injury to both staff and patients. It is designed for healthcare workers and covers key principles of safe lifting, moving patients, and handling objects, in compliance with national guidelines

Overview

By the end of the course, learners will:

• Understand the risks associated with moving and handling in healthcare.
• Be familiar with proper techniques to reduce injury when lifting or moving patients and objects.
• Know how to apply risk assessments and manual handling guidelines.
• Understand how to use aids and equipment safely.

This course is CPD Certified

Duration

3 - 4 Hours

Learning Aims & Outcome

This can include a variety of tasks, such as:

• Pushing a patient in a wheelchair.
• Lifting a patient from a bed to a chair.
• Repositioning a patient in bed.
• Moving medical equipment or supplies.
• Transferring patients from one location to another
• Prevention of Injuries to Healthcare Workers
• Protection of Patients
• Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
• Efficient Use of Resources
• Long-Term Health and Career Sustainability
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA)
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Structure of the spine: vertebrae, discs, muscles, ligaments, and nerves
• Long-Term Consequences of Poor Posture and Movement
• How bending, twisting, and overexertion lead to injury
• Principles of Safe Moving and Handling
• Practical application of learned techniques in everyday scenarios

Assesment

The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 100%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don’t pass don’t worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.