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Patient Handling

Safe patient moving and handling for clinical and care staff: risk assessment, hoists, slide sheets and transfers.

Preview lessons

Course outline

  1. Module 1: Assessing the move
    • Complete a patient handling risk assessment
    text: TILEO for patients
  2. Module 2: Equipment and transfers
    • Use slide sheets and hoists safely
    video: Slide sheets and hoistspractical: Transfer skills stationquiz: Knowledge check

Accreditation route (not a claim)

Status: not accredited

CPD route for HPCSA-registered therapists via an HPCSA-appointed accreditor; nurses fall under SANC, which runs its own CPD framework [REVIEW NEEDED: confirm SANC CPD status].

At a glance

Price
R950 pp excl. VAT
Duration
6 hours (135 min online content)
Delivery
blended
Certificate valid
24 months
Minimum age
18
Prerequisites
Manual Handling
Course code
SE-PH-01

Why employers need it: Ergonomics Regulations 2019 (GN R.1589) and employer duty of care

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