The NHS recognises the risk of musculo-skeletal injury faced by staff from moving and handling patients. The NHS is commited to applying a safe system of work to all moving and handling situations as defined in the manual handling operations regulation (1992) that is:
- Any lifting
- Pushing or pulling
- Carrying
- Moving of a load by hand or by bodily force
NHS Lanarkshrie is commited to a policy of minimal lifting and to eliminating significant risk or imjury as far as is reasonably practicable.
Contact our manual handling team for any advice you may require.