Concurrent Sessions and Workshops

Delegates are provided with personalised itineraries and will attend plenary and concurrent sessions as part of larger groups and then be divided into smaller workshop groups. The programme is designed so that over the two days delegates have the opportunity to attend all the plenary and concurrent sessions and workshops. If a particular session is not relevant to your work area, please take the opportunity to spend additional time visiting the extensive exhibition to discuss your client’s needs with suppliers.

Introductory Session
Introduction to the Practical, Interactive Problem-Solving Workshops

A brief introduction to the workshops and how to best manage your time in preparation for the sessions.

Speaker: Simon Wells, Programme Organiser on behalf of DLF

Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session 1: Where Legislation, Professional Guidance and the Real World Collide

A case history review of legal cases and implications for manual handling practitioners.

Speaker: Philippa Bromley, Head of Independent Living, DLF

Concurrent Session 2:
A Strategy for Moving & Handling in Health & Social Care – a holistic approach

The presentation will discuss a strategy which complies with the requirements of relevant legislation, regulation and guidance, designed to provide a common set of standards to assist an organisation in delivering quality and safety in the area of moving and handling; bringing together an organisation’s Policies, Governance, Risk Management and Occupational Health & Safety.

Speakers: David Couzens-Howard, Back Care Advisor, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust

Concurrent Session 3:
Moving & Handling Solutions in Midwifery

Midwives work in acute and community settings and due to the environment and access to resources, the two settings reflect both common and different issues. The presentation will look at the solutions generated for this group of professionals.

Speaker: Elizabeth Thompson, Manual Handling Advisor, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust

Concurrent Session 4:
Developing Practical Moving & Handling Protocols and Practices

Guidelines and safe systems of work should inform and assist workers in applying safe principles and achieving good practice; staff need to understand the practical application of legislation, policies & guidance and where appropriate the safe use of equipment. Using the recent HSE guidance on hoisting as a model of good practice, how to develop guidance will be discussed.

Speaker: Julia Love, Back Care Advisor, LPS Training & Consultancy Ltd and Chair, NBE