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  1. Module 6: Fitting and Using a Flat or Tubular Slide Sheet

    Module six teaches how to use flat or tubular slides sheets for patient care. Flat slides sheets are used in pairs, allowing for easier movement and transfer. Two caregivers are used, one in charge turning the patient and the other pointing them in the direction of the turn.
  2. Module 5: Avoiding and Dealing with Patient Falls

    This lesson discusses how to prevent falls and handle patients who do. It emphasizes the importance of finding the full risk of falls and implementing controls to reduce or eliminate them.
  3. Module 4: Transferring and Walking

    In lesson four, techniques for moving patients to toilets or commodes are discussed. Before starting, it's important to ensure the patient's clothes fit for carrying. If the patient can't use bars or armrests, a different method may be needed.
  4. Module 3: Practical Skills

    In lesson three, caregivers discuss how to move patients around in chairs, specifically forwards and backwards. To move a patient, place their feet flat on the floor, lean forward, and shuffle their bottom back into the seat.
  5. Module 2: Moving and Handling Assessments

    Module two emphasizes the importance of handling exams, plans, moving, and assessments. A full risk assessment of a patient is required before handling them, and the report should be kept with the patient.
  6. Module 1: The Principles of Safer Patient Handling

    In this first module, the focus is on basic ways to care for patients. The main rules include being patient-centered, getting everything ready, asking for help, choosing a head carer, wearing proper clothes and shoes, using a hoist when lifting, knowing your limits, taking it one step at a time, and adhering to safe biomechanical principles.
  7. Module 8: Creating A Culture

    This lesson focuses on creating and maintaining a strong health and well-being culture within an organization. Business leaders and managers' actions significantly impact the staff's culture, benefiting both employees and the organization.
  8. Module 7: Managing Absence

  9. Module 6: Substance Misuse

    Module six discusses the impact of substance abuse on health, safety, and well-being at work. Abuse of alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medicines can lead to serious health issues, dangerous situations for workers, and potential legal consequences for employers.
  10. Module 5: Employee Well-being

    In lesson five, the concept of well-being at work is discussed, emphasizing the importance of creating environments that support health and happiness for both employees and the company.