Course Description
This Moving and Handling People eLearning course is aimed at people working in health and social care who have people in their care that have mobility issues. The course outlines the dangers and legislation that applies to moving and handling people as well as showing a range of techniques and equipment that can be used. The course also highlights the importance of proper risk assessments and care plans.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the principles of good and safe patient handling.
- Create and identify risk assessments.
- Understand the skills required for each manoeuvring situation and how they are successfully
applied. - Recognise the equipment that can be used.
Target Audience
People working in Health and Social care roles including health care and residential or nursing homes.
Advantages
Having training in moving and handling people can ensure that you do not injure yourself or someone in your care. Online training is flexible, efficient and cost effective meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training in around their work and personal life.
Further Progression
There are a lot of courses in our health and social care suite that would make great follow ups to this course and if you are in the adult social care sector then they would all provide valuable additions to your knowledge.
Specific topics that compliment this directly are Stroke Awareness and Dementia Awareness.