Manual Handling

This course defines manual handling and explores associated injuries. It looks at how to avoid injuries through an understanding of how the back works and how good posture will promote a healthy back

Overview
A standardised, endorsed, national core curriculum is a key means to deliver cost-effective training with minimised retraining as people move between organisations. This course aims to help prevent injury to healthcare staff. In health and social care, work often involves manual handling, so knowing how to do it safely is very important for staff both at work and at home.

• Module 1: Introduction to manual handling
• Module 2: Your back & you
• Module 3: Your back & your posture
• Module 4: Risk assessment
• Module 5: Principles of safer manual handling.

What will learners get out of it

• How to promote compliance with relevant regulations and guidelines - both national and local
• How to assess and minimise workplace risks
• Understanding of how to reduce negligence, accidents and incidents to patients, service users, and visitors.

Who is the course for
This course is aimed at all healthcare professionals as part of statutory training requirements.

Assessment
The modules are followed by a multiple choice assessment designed to test learners’ understanding of the course.
Learning progress and test results can be tracked by managers for internal development and learners can keep a certificate of completion for CPD.

Accreditations & Endorsements
This course was originally commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) and is endorsed by the National Back Exchange (NBE).

Duration: 1 hour 10 mins approx