Description
Achieve your All Wales Manual Handling Passport with complete confidence. Recognised across NHS Wales, Welsh Government and the HSE.
This course covers the full A to F Passport in just 2 hours of E-learning and 1 day of practical training. That means less time away from work, lower cost for employers and full compliance for delegates.
Complete your theory online from home, at work, or wherever suits you. Then attend a single classroom day where you put your skills into practice with expert support.
To make learning more flexible, we deliver the course in two parts:-
Part 1 (2hr E-learning) - Module A and the first half of Module B are completed online, giving staff the theory and knowledge in advance.
Part 2 (1 Day Practical Training) - The second half of Module B through to Module F is completed in the classroom, where learners put their knowledge into practice.
Together these two parts give you the complete All Wales Manual Handling Passport without the need for multiple days of training.
What you will learn
Module A – Theory
Principles of safer handling & ergonomics
Legislation overview
Musculoskeletal disorders & injury prevention
Anatomy of the spine
Risk assessment methods
Organisational policy and communication
Module B – Inanimate Load Handling & Ergonomics (Theory)
Posture and body mechanics
Team handling and communication
Storage ergonomics and equipment checks
Practical Day
Module B – Inanimate Load Handling & Ergonomics (Practical)
Safe lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing/pulling
Practical demonstrations (e.g., lifting a box safely)
Module C – Sitting, Standing & Walking
Unsafe practices.
Assessing a person’s functional ability.
Planning and environmental considerations
Posture while assisting the person
Practical
Unassisted standing, walking, sitting and re-positioning in a chair – to include verbal prompting.
Moving a person forward and back in the chair
Assisting a person to stand to sit/sit to stand
Assisted walking
Transfer from one surface to another whilst standing, without equipment
Module D – Bed Mobility Principles of using slide sheets.
Unsafe practices.
Assessing a person’s functional ability
Planning and environmental considerations
Posture while assisting the person
Principles of using full-length transfer board
Functions and safety aspects of bed frames and trolleys
Practical
Unassisted movement in bed – to include verbal prompting
Using Small assistive aids e.g. bed ladders
Insertion and removal of slide sheets
Sliding a person up / down a bed using a slide sheet
Rolling a person onto their side / 90 degree turn with and without slide sheets
Assist a person to get into & out of bed
Lateral supine transfer
Use of profiling beds
Module E – Fallen Person Handling
Prevention of falls and management of the fallen person
Posture whilst assessing and assisting the person.
Unsafe practices
Planning and environmental considerations
Practical
Raising a fallen person with minimal assistance, e.g. use of chair
Module F – Use of Hoists
Legislation and its application to patient hoists and accessories
Principles of hoist use, including selection, use of accessories (where relevant) and safety checks
Principles of the use of slings, including selection and safety checks.
Unsafe practices.
Assessing a person’s functional ability.
Planning and environmental considerations
Posture while assisting the person
Practical
Fitting and removing a sling with the person (in bed, in a chair, on the floor)
Hoisting a person, e.g., bed to chair, and /or chair to bed, using passive hoist and active hoist
Hoisting a person from the floor
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