Moving People Safely

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3 - 4 hour course

A course for (unpaid) carers and voluteers who care for people with mobility problems

Gives learners the skills to protect their own backs

The importance of safe manual handling
Basic Risk Assessments
Types of equipment designed to aid moving people safely
Use of a wheelchair
Safely moving people in and out of their wheelchair
Safely moving people in and out of a car
Use of banana boards and similar objects
Helping people get up out of their chairs
Helping people to walk by themselves, using sticks or zimmer frames where required

This is a very practical course
36% of carers have injuries such as back pain, caused by their caring responsibilities
This course is there to help carers take care of themselves by showing them, and giving time to practice, techniques to aid the person they care for move by themselves where possible