Heading off to Moving & Handling People 2013

We’re heading off to Moving & Handling People 2013 where we have a stand to show off our extensive range of “people handling equipment” – you can find us at stand 21-A for a demonstration or to discuss any requirements you may have.
The exhibition runs from January 31 to February 1 at the Business Design Centre, Islington in north London.
Moving & Handling People 2013 is designed to help individual practitioners and service providers review work practices to ensure safety and efficiency now and ‘future proof’ systems in which care and facilitating moving and handling activities is required. By demonstrating robust work practices, a healthcare provider is ‘proofing’ its services to ensure a high standard of care and safety for client and carer, which also anticipates future developments.
Good work practices are adaptable to change; maintain and develop safe practices; reduce risk of injury and minimise insurance costs.
Different environments set challenges for the carers and organisations have a responsibility to provide information and training for workers to ensure that they work safely to reduce the risk of injury to both themselves and the person being moved, as well as respecting their client’s dignity and comfort.
Where assistance is required there is the need to assess the activity in order to identify the safest way of achieving the moving and handling task. The principles of safe practice will be discussed and reviewed through the programme and taken practically into the interactive workshops.
We will be tweeting over the next couple of days from @fernoukltd with hashtag #mhp2013.