Patient Handling Course

Our Patient handling course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to perform their duties in a safe manner through safe lifting of loads and persons.

The course is indeed for all staff in the healthcare industry and is delivered by a QQI level 6 Patient handling Instructor. This is to ensure that the organisation is compliance with the HSA’s requirements.

• Legislation
• Anatomy
• Biomechanics
• Manual Handling Risk Assessment
• Mechanical Equipment
• Nutrition
• Fitness & Flexibility
• Principles of safe Manual Handling
• Patient Manual Handling moves: Sitting up, turning, standing, walking and sitting
• Dealing with a falling and fallen patient
• Use of hoist
• Use of enablers such as banana boards & turntables

• List the duty of the employers and employees in relation to patient manual handling.
• Explain the purpose composition and characteristics of the main parts of the spinal column and explain their relevance to patient manual handling.
• Identify hazards associated with patient manual handling tasks.
• List the equipment available to avoid or reduce the risks associated with patient manual handling tasks.
• Explain the importance of good nutrition fitness to manual handling.
• Perform patient manual handing tasks in accordance with the principles of safe manual handling.