Safe Moving and Handling for Healthcare Workers
Program Overview
Safe Moving and Handling for Healthcare Workers
Overview
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.
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
Value of Course
Developed by Professionals
This course is CPD Certified
Assessment
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.
Course Fee
£ 15
Course Details
- 100% Online
- CPD Certified
- Accessible on Mobile devices
Program Outline
Outline:
The course content includes:
- 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 (examples provided include 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, and transferring patients from one location to another). The course duration is 3-4 hours.
Assessment:
The assessment is an online multiple-choice test taken after completing the training material. It consists of 20 questions with a 100% pass mark. The answers are automatically marked, providing immediate results.
Other:
The course is CPD Certified and developed by professionals. A sample certificate is available for viewing.
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