Registration is open for the next NBE webinar ‘Guidance on leaving slings in place during transportation’ Taking place on Tuesday 31st March at 2:00pm, the webinar will last for around 1 hour with Q&A's. Vicky Henderson will discuss a project which led to a small working party looking at the rationale, evidence and subsequent guidance for leaving slings in place during transportation.
Mary is a 76-year-old lady who lives with her husband who is her main carer. Mary was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in July 2022, but noticed symptoms of PD, including a deterioration in her mobility, a couple of years prior to her diagnosis. This case study, from Occupational Therapist Jayne Brewer, highlights the difficulties Mary has experienced with bed transfers, the different ...
In 2022, 1 in 8 people globally were living with obesity, with adult obesity more than doubling and adolescent obesity quadrupling since 1990. That year, 2.5 billion adults were overweight (43%), including 890 million with obesity (16%), while 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 and 35 million under-5s were also overweight.
When Moving and Handling meets Intimacy, Law and Risk. If we ask anyone what moving and handling means they will probably talk about posture, hoists, safe lifting, slide sheets and perhaps training certificates, but, at its heart, moving and handling is about something much deeper: freedom. Find out more fromDaniele Paige, BA (HONS) Director and Moving and Handling Practitioner at SupportiveAction ...
National Back Exchange was thrilled to announce the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust as the winner of their nationally recognised Moving and Handling Day pledge competition.
New webinar revolving around ‘Behaviour that Challenges Care’ This is being held on Tuesday 29th of July at 2:00pm where Melanie Furness will present this virtual event. The duration will be around 1 hour with the inclusion of a Q & A at the end.
