Patient Handling

Short course

In Verwood

£ 35 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Location

    Verwood

Suitable for: Health Care Professionals

Facilities

Location

Start date

Verwood (Dorset)
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29 Moneyfly Road, BH31 6BL

Start date

On request

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Course programme

This half day course is appropriate for all Health Care Professionals who as part of their daily activity provide personal care to others. Swan First Aid Services has particular expertise of providing this course to the construction industry and to health care / nursing professionals.

Workers are at a particular risk and it is indicated that 60% of all manual handling accidents in this industry involve patient handling. In all, over 14,000 ‘reported’ accidents.

Swan First Aid Services manual handling course is based on an ergonomic approach that provides the student with the information to help prevent injury by supporting theory with video, discussion and practical demonstration.

This course is certificated for 3 years and a course booklet is provided for later reference.

Course Contents

  • Current Legislation
  • Ergonomics
  • Risk Assessment
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Safe Manual Handling Techniques
  • Patient Handling

Additional information

Payment options: per student

Patient Handling

£ 35 + VAT