Welcome to the Handicare Moving and Handling & Bathing Solutions Blog Visit the Handicare team on stand H40 at the OT Show and discover how Handicare can help to make everyday life easier... We are pleased to announce that we will be launching a new CPD accredited Ethos Education module, 'Small Changes, Big Impact' at the OT Show. There will also be opportunities to learn a new skills in just 15 minutes at our on-stand Skills Workshops with Mark Ripley, plus there will be a chance to WIN a Handicare Essentials Assessment Bag worth over £580 plus a £100 Love2Shop gift voucher! In the spotlight: Meet Handicare's John Harrison... In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with John Harrison, Business Development Manager for the North East about his role, the industry and the values that drive him every day... ‘Falls are the number one reason older people are taken into A&E’: Preventing falls when your client needs to stand* According to Public Health England, falls are the most common cause of death from injury in the over 65’s and cost the NHS over £2billion and over 4 million bed days per year. Falls are the number one factor for a person losing independence and going into long term care and the risk of falling is dramatically increased by the effect of ageing – frailty, medication and multiple illnesses. Case Study: Trips and Falls Prevention at Southmead Hospital Trips and falls had been a huge issue within Southmead Hospital. Since the £430m hospital opened in May 2015, there have been over 700 falls recorded, a 19% increase compared to the same period the year before. In three months, nine patients suffered hip fractures, two sustained skull haemorrhages, three suffered thigh fractures, and one patient had serious facial fractures, all caused by falls. Tailored training and support from Handicare during a trial period ensured that all who would make use of the products were competent and confident, using the equipment to its full potential whilst also aiming to prevent the risk of back injury or trips and falls. Case Study: Professor Stephen Hawking, Handicare and the MilkyWay In memory of Professor Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), we take a look back to when the stars aligned between the Professor and Handicare, uniting with a shared vision that the sky was, and still is, no limit. A future vision Handicare MHBS & guest speakers share their future vision of enablement and integrated working... Over 58,000 health and care professionals report a work related musculoskeletal injury each year If you are regularly moving and handling the person you care for, you could be at risk of causing injury not to only your client, but also to yourself. Whilst many of us are aware that those who are regularly moving and handling the person they care for are at an increased risk of causing injury to themselves and the person they are caring for, statistics from the HSE Report (Oct 2018) suggests that there’s still room for improvement… The Handicare team are 'Dementia Friends'! A staggering 1 in 14 people aged over 65 will develop dementia and according to the NHS someone will develop dementia every 3 minutes. The Dementia Friends initiative helped develop our teams awareness of the disease and how we think, act and talk about dementia when meeting someone living with dementia during a joint assessment, or in our every day lives. In the spotlight: Meet Handicare's James Hughes... In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with James Hughes, Business Development Manager for the Midlands and South Wales about his role, the industry and the values that drive him every day... Keep on moving! Handicare donate over 20 pre-loved products to a Romanian road trip... Handicare continues to support the Home First pathway The initiative seeks to limit the number of days a patient spends in an acute hospital bed; supporting people to move on from hospital sooner and reducing 'bed blocking'. In the spotlight: Meet Sam Rodgers In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with Sam Rodgers, Business Development Manager for London North about his role, the industry, his life outside of work and the values that drive him every day... In the spotlight: welcoming Blayne Norman to Handicare Moving and Handling! We're pleased to announce the appointment of Blaye Norman into the role of Business Development Manager for the East Midlands and East Anglia. In this 'In the spotlight', we offer you the opportunity to get to know Blayne... In the spotlight: Meet Dave Robinson In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with Dave Robinson, Business Development Manager for the North West about his role and the industry... In the spotlight: welcoming Joe Punar to Hanidcare Moving and Handling! We're pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Punar into the role of Business Development Manager for the South and South West of England. In this 'In the spotlight', we offer you the opportunity to get to know Joe...
Visit the Handicare team on stand H40 at the OT Show and discover how Handicare can help to make everyday life easier... We are pleased to announce that we will be launching a new CPD accredited Ethos Education module, 'Small Changes, Big Impact' at the OT Show. There will also be opportunities to learn a new skills in just 15 minutes at our on-stand Skills Workshops with Mark Ripley, plus there will be a chance to WIN a Handicare Essentials Assessment Bag worth over £580 plus a £100 Love2Shop gift voucher!
In the spotlight: Meet Handicare's John Harrison... In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with John Harrison, Business Development Manager for the North East about his role, the industry and the values that drive him every day...
‘Falls are the number one reason older people are taken into A&E’: Preventing falls when your client needs to stand* According to Public Health England, falls are the most common cause of death from injury in the over 65’s and cost the NHS over £2billion and over 4 million bed days per year. Falls are the number one factor for a person losing independence and going into long term care and the risk of falling is dramatically increased by the effect of ageing – frailty, medication and multiple illnesses.
Case Study: Trips and Falls Prevention at Southmead Hospital Trips and falls had been a huge issue within Southmead Hospital. Since the £430m hospital opened in May 2015, there have been over 700 falls recorded, a 19% increase compared to the same period the year before. In three months, nine patients suffered hip fractures, two sustained skull haemorrhages, three suffered thigh fractures, and one patient had serious facial fractures, all caused by falls. Tailored training and support from Handicare during a trial period ensured that all who would make use of the products were competent and confident, using the equipment to its full potential whilst also aiming to prevent the risk of back injury or trips and falls.
Case Study: Professor Stephen Hawking, Handicare and the MilkyWay In memory of Professor Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), we take a look back to when the stars aligned between the Professor and Handicare, uniting with a shared vision that the sky was, and still is, no limit.
A future vision Handicare MHBS & guest speakers share their future vision of enablement and integrated working...
Over 58,000 health and care professionals report a work related musculoskeletal injury each year If you are regularly moving and handling the person you care for, you could be at risk of causing injury not to only your client, but also to yourself. Whilst many of us are aware that those who are regularly moving and handling the person they care for are at an increased risk of causing injury to themselves and the person they are caring for, statistics from the HSE Report (Oct 2018) suggests that there’s still room for improvement…
The Handicare team are 'Dementia Friends'! A staggering 1 in 14 people aged over 65 will develop dementia and according to the NHS someone will develop dementia every 3 minutes. The Dementia Friends initiative helped develop our teams awareness of the disease and how we think, act and talk about dementia when meeting someone living with dementia during a joint assessment, or in our every day lives.
In the spotlight: Meet Handicare's James Hughes... In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with James Hughes, Business Development Manager for the Midlands and South Wales about his role, the industry and the values that drive him every day...
Handicare continues to support the Home First pathway The initiative seeks to limit the number of days a patient spends in an acute hospital bed; supporting people to move on from hospital sooner and reducing 'bed blocking'.
In the spotlight: Meet Sam Rodgers In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with Sam Rodgers, Business Development Manager for London North about his role, the industry, his life outside of work and the values that drive him every day...
In the spotlight: welcoming Blayne Norman to Handicare Moving and Handling! We're pleased to announce the appointment of Blaye Norman into the role of Business Development Manager for the East Midlands and East Anglia. In this 'In the spotlight', we offer you the opportunity to get to know Blayne...
In the spotlight: Meet Dave Robinson In this 'In the spotlight', we talk with Dave Robinson, Business Development Manager for the North West about his role and the industry...
In the spotlight: welcoming Joe Punar to Hanidcare Moving and Handling! We're pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Punar into the role of Business Development Manager for the South and South West of England. In this 'In the spotlight', we offer you the opportunity to get to know Joe...