Training in safe patient handling Assisting people safely

Trips and Falls Reduction

Trips and Falls Reduction
(half day)

Target Audience
Staff who work with people who may fall whilst mobilising.

Course Information

  • Staff will have discussed the problem of falls among the elderly, and identified causes, both intrinsic and environmental.
  • Strategies to reduce falls amongst the elderly will be explored
  • Staff taught how to deal with these unpredictable occurrences, according to local Falls Policy.
  • Protocols for dealing with a fallen person will be investigated
  • Relevant legal issues will be discussed

 

Trips and Falls Reduction
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For further information or to book a course please email us at info@hertshandling.co.uk

 

Trips and Falls Reduction
(half day)

Target Audience
Staff who work with people who may fall whilst mobilising.

Course Information

  • Staff will have discussed the problem of falls among the elderly, and identified causes, both intrinsic and environmental.
  • Strategies to reduce falls amongst the elderly will be explored
  • Staff taught how to deal with these unpredictable occurrences, according to local Falls Policy.
  • Protocols for dealing with a fallen person will be investigated
  • Relevant legal issues will be discussed

 

Trips and Falls Reduction
Trips and Falls Reduction


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For further information or to book a course please email us at info@hertshandling.co.uk

 

Sling Record

Sling Record is a set of 16 templates, each one featuring a commonly used type of sling. Designed to reduce the risk that a carer will use the wrong sling or incorrectly fit the correct one.

Buy and download Sling Record developed in association with Pat Alexander from clinicalskills.net