Moving and Handling Patients in Primary Care Course

This online course has been written at an introductory level 1 for all levels that fit the criteria to take training as part of their role. This includes

• Refresher training
• Inductions
• Awareness
• Knowledge enhancement

Moving and Handling Patients in Primary Care: Who Is It For?

The Moving and Handling Patients in Primary Care training course in the UK is designed to provide healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and practical skills in safe patient handling techniques, injury prevention, and promoting patient comfort and autonomy. This course is specifically tailored for the following target audience:

1. Practice Nurses: Practice nurses working in primary care settings are often involved in assisting patients with mobility issues or those requiring assistance with transfers. This training course equips practice nurses with the necessary skills to safely move and handle patients, reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries, and ensure patient comfort during care procedures.

2. Healthcare Assistants: Healthcare assistants in primary care facilities play a crucial role in supporting patient mobility and transfers. This training course offers healthcare assistants training in proper body mechanics, safe patient handling equipment utilization, risk assessment for moving patients, and effective communication techniques when assisting individuals with mobility limitations.

3. Community Nurses: Community nurses provide care to patients in their homes or community settings, where safe patient handling practices are essential to prevent injuries and ensure patient safety. This training course provides community nurses with training on safe patient transfers, use of mobility aids, assessing patient mobility needs, and strategies for promoting independence while ensuring patient safety during movements.

4. General Practitioners: General practitioners working in primary care are responsible for overseeing patient care plans that may involve mobility assistance or transfers. This training course offers GPs insights into safe patient handling procedures, assessing patient mobility limitations, collaborating with allied healthcare professionals for patient transfers, and ensuring a safe care environment for patients with mobility challenges.

5. Physiotherapists: Physiotherapists play a key role in promoting patient mobility and functional independence through therapeutic interventions. This training course enhances physiotherapists’ understanding of safe patient handling techniques, risk assessment for patient transfers, mobilization strategies, and incorporating safe handling practices into rehabilitation plans to optimize patient outcomes.

The Moving and Handling Patients in Primary Care training course aims to empower healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure safe patient handling practices, reduce the risk of injuries to both patients and care providers, and promote optimal patient comfort and well-being in primary care settings. Participation in this course allows individuals to enhance their proficiency in patient handling procedures, contribute to a safer care environment, and uphold the highest standards of patient safety and quality care delivery.