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Moving and Handling Training – Help is at Hand!

28th August 2018

Reduce Staff Injuries and Maintain Patient Safety

Did you know that according to the HSE a staggering 8.9 million working days were lost in 2016/17 as a result of musculoskeletal injuries? This means that over 507,000 workers suffering from work related back or other muscular injuries. An alarming statistic for sectors such as social care where manual handling is common. With the regulatory and financial pressures on the care sector no one can afford to ignore these realities.

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Hidden Costs of back injuries

Have you ever thought about the cost and implication of a back injury to your organisation?  Not only is there sick pay (which could go on for a considerable period of time) but also the costs of temporary staff, disruption and even potential litigation.  Even worse, if one of your residents was injured, how would this affect them and how would your reputation fare? These cases of injury also impose ‘human’ costs (in terms of the impact on the individual’s quality of life, associated distress, and, for fatal injuries, loss of life), as well as the ‘financial’ costs. As a responsible person, what are you doing to ensure your organisation does not suffer these costs?

Help is at hand! – New Training Solution from Multicare Medical.

Following extensive research, we have developed a unique portfolio of Moving and Handling training courses to ensure that you, your staff or your residents don’t become another injury statistic.

With a structured outline but tailored to your needs our portfolio of courses offer value for money together with serious practical advice.  Hands on training with scenario based outcomes ensure your staff have time to practice and develop real skills for real situations that they can use in your organisation.

Call us today for a discussion on how we can help you prevent back injuries in your organization.

  • Choose from our different training options
    • Moving and handling of people
    • Moving and handling of people update
    • Moving and handling hoist training

We have skilled trainers available, all of whom have had excellent feedback from our customers.  They are experienced in moving and handling and are able to offer solutions to the unique challenges you are facing.

Contact us for more information on the available courses and to book in your training session.

See more what the Royal College of Nursing says as to training.

Training pays off

Competency of staff in your Nursing Home will result in less work related stress and strain cutting injury and illness leave.  It also reduces the risks of injury not only to the patient but also the carer or nurse.

An investment in knowledge and training pays off!

Quote: CFO: “What happens if we train them and they leave?” CEO: “What happens if we don’t train them and they stay?”

Who benefits from Moving and Handling Training?

Everybody!

  • Management – Complying with the law, peace of mind, increased efficiency (saving staff time), reduced likelihood of litigation and associated costs from injury
  • Staff – Have more confidence in handling patients, have more time due to the increased efficiency, are kept safer and have less risk of injury.
  • Residents – Are kept safer, are cared for better, have improved wellbeing, are more comfortable during handling.

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