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.
Should patients be supported to self-hoist? This article discusses the risks associated with the use of hoisting equipment and the potential risks to the individual who is self-hoisting, and includes the use of a pre-screening assessment tool to guide both the patient and the equipment prescriber in ascertaining whether or not self-hoisting is appropriate.
