Expanded Safe Moving & Handling team provides nationwide support for OTs
Direct Healthcare Group has expanded its Safe Moving & Handling team, which aims to offer an enhanced client experience and additional support for healthcare professionals…
Single-handed care Part One: The winning formula
Deborah Harrison is the founder of A1 Risk Solutions, an independent organisation that specialises in moving and handling, training, risk assessment and consultancy. Deborah started…
Supportive and safe patient handling device to turn heads at The OT Show
Showcasing to attending occupational therapists why its latest product ensures minimal effort on the part of the carer, Joerns Healthcare, a manufacturer and national service…
New mobile hoist to be launched at The OT Show following input from key moving & handling specialists
Following intensive research into the mobile lifter market coupled with input from key moving & handling specialists, Herida Healthcare, a British manufacturer of moving &…
Invacare issues field safety notice to ensure correct attachment of sling loops on its Birdie EVO mobile hoist
To ensure the correct attachment of the sling loops on the spreader bar hooks on its Birdie EVO Lifter, Invacare has updated the instructions in…
New active stand aid looks to play key supportive role in patient rehabilitation and independence
Joerns Healthcare has revealed its new Oxford Up manual stand aid and seated transfer device, which is designed to support safe and efficient patient transfers…
New platform looks to revolutionise spinal surgery through reduced manual handling related injuries for carers
According to a study published in the journal Medicine, roughly 80 percent of the world’s population suffers from lower back pain caused by spinal disorders.…
Respected international therapist to present latest patient mobilisation techniques to healthcare professionals at NBE 2019
Based in Sweden, highly experienced Etac Occupational Therapist (OT) Kristin Törnkvist will illustrate the latest patient mobilisation solutions at the National Back Exchange (NBE). NBE…
Mobile hoist solution looks to offer safe, secure and comfortable patient transfers
The newly-launched Birdie Evo family of mobile hoists from Invacare have been designed to offer a high feature-set of options alongside new technologies to provide…
Stand assist lifter for elderly and disabled people encourages standing rehabilitation
The newly launched Invacare ISA is an innovative ergonomic Stand Assist Lifter, which is designed to support elderly and disabled people who cannot transfer from…