Complex Moving & Handling
Support and Advisory Service
Our Complex Moving & Handling – Support and Advisory Service is designed to support therapy teams, care providers, and families who are managing challenging or high-risk moving and handling situations. This service provides practical, person-centred guidance to help teams safely problem solve complex scenarios in real workplace and home environments.
Rather than formal training delivery, this service focuses on assessment, consultation, and ongoing support, helping staff develop the confidence and competence to manage complex moving and handling needs safely and effectively.
Who Is This Service For?
This service is suitable for:
- Therapy teams and allied health professionals
- Care and support teams
- Families and informal carers
- Managers and service leads
- Organisations supporting individuals with complex needs
Service Aim
To provide tailored advice and practical solutions that:
- Support safe, effective, and dignified moving and handling
- Reduce risk to individuals and those supporting them
- Build confidence and competence within care and therapy teams
What we provide
Our support includes:
- Person-centred assessment of complex moving and handling needs
- Identification of risks and contributing factors
- Practical recommendations for risk management and safer systems of work
- Advice on equipment selection and use
- Adaptation of handling techniques where specialist resources are limited
- Collaborative problem solving with staff and families
Areas of support
Support may be provided for situations involving:
- Individuals with high BMI or plus-size needs
- Challenging behaviours or communication difficulties
- Multiple co-morbidities or acute clinical instability
- Environmental limitations, such as confined spaces or uneven surfaces
- Unpredictable or high-risk situations, including post-fall transfers and emergency evacuations
Outcomes
Through consultation and review, we support teams to:
- Develop practical, workable handling solutions
- Improve confidence when supporting complex needs
- Promote consistent, safe moving and handling practice
- Achieve safe, effective, and person-centred outcomes
Delivery Method
- On-site or remote consultation
- Case review and discussion
- Practical, workplace-focused support
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