Patient Moving Handling


Patient Moving & Handling is vital for people working in the healthcare sector. This course will provide you with the knowledge skills and right attitude to safely perform patient handling and moving tasks.

Course contents:
  • Legislation
  • Anatomy & Back care
  • Common back injuries
  • Biomechanics of Manual Handling
  • Manual Handling Risk Assessment
  • Back care in everyday life
  • Fitness & Exercise Risk Assessment
  • Principles of safe patient handling
  • Sitting patients up
  • Turning a patient
  • Assisted Walking
  • Assisting a patient who has fallen
  • Use of hoists
  • Sliding sheets
  • Use of wheelchairs
  • Using Banana boards
  • Patient transfer
Upon successful completion of the 6 hours training, the participant is awarded with a certificate that is valid for 2 years.