Moving & Handling People is more than just a conference - it is the premier moving and handling people event of the year!

Attending this event will help you to

  • demonstrate practical competencies and CPD in your field of practice
  • be market aware
  • know how products can be developed to meet with your client's needs

The 2012 theme is

'The Architecture of Good Practice'

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The provision of healthcare is changing and consequently setting many challenges for service providers. With further financial restrictions likely, the one thing that remains constant is the need to provide services which are responsive to organisational and individual client needs. Providing information and guidance in the area of moving and handling may be provided by health and safety, therapists or others but many organisations have a dedicated service: the Moving & Handling or Back Care Advisory Service, comprising different elements of service provision
including:

  • Interpreting legislation & professional guidance to produce policies and procedures for the organisation/workers to create a Healthy and Safe
    environment and a health and safety conscious workforce
  • Working as part of the organisation’s risk management strategy
  • Undertaking ergonomic assessments of handling tasks for both workers and clients
  • Providing education, training, advice and information to workers

These elements are interconnected and, as with ergonomic risk factors in a moving and handling situation, must be managed with strategic policies, realistic working protocols and safe practices. Without these, worker and client health and safety could be adversely affected and lead to musculoskeletal injury.

The need for ergonomic principles in policies, protocols and practices will be discussed throughout the conference programme. Practical models of good practice to create a successful service will be discussed and demonstrated to provide you with useful up-to-date information and advice to help you plan, audit & improve your service, in order to ensure the provision of a quality service which benefits client, worker and organisation.

What this event offers you:

  • Review of your policies, protocols and practices
  • Interactive practical problem-solving workshops
  • Biggest product exhibition for manual handling professionals in the UK
  • CPD-accredited professional update
  • Network with suppliers and colleagues from around the UK
  • One year’s free access to an information portal of equipment for moving & handling people