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You can register now for NBE national Moving and Handling Awareness Day 2026 on Thursday 11th June!

https://www.nationalbackexchange.org/nbe-moving-handling-awareness

Celebrate the incredible work being done across health and social care to promote safe, effective, and person-centred moving and handling practices.

Sign up for all the live action on the day, including webinars on:
• Sleep Positioning
• AI in Health and Social Care
• Falls Prevention & Management in Practice: From Risk Factors to Safe Transfers

Good to Know
• You'll get one link which will give you access for the whole day!
• You don't have to be an NBE member to join in, so share the invitation!
• Visit our dedicated web page on the day to join in the quiz at 1 pm

Moving & Handling Awareness Day | National Back Exchange Thank you to our Supporters

Are you responsible for staff training in health, education or social care?

Our Moving and Handling Train the Trainer course is designed to help you deliver compliant, practical manual handling of people training across your organisation.

Support safer working and better outcomes for those you care for.

Find out more and register
https://wmdlc.org/services/moving-handling-training/train-the-trainer/

What a great resource. Thanks to my colleague Penny Townsend for sharing this with me.

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This week, Lauren (Driving Assessment Manager) and Jayne (Driving School Lead) attended the Mature Driver Conference in Birmingham.

It was an incredibly valuable event, offering a great opportunity to connect with others working in the field and to share knowledge and experiences. The presentations were insightful, with some really impactful data shared around older drivers, safety, and future considerations for our work. It’s always beneficial to step back, reflect on best practice, and bring fresh ideas back to the team to help us continue improving the support we provide.

Looking to deliver your own moving and handling training in-house?

Our Train the Trainer: Moving and Handling of People course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to teach safe techniques and reduce risk.

Ideal for care staff, healthcare professionals, and organisations supporting others.

👉 Find out more and register
https://wmdlc.org/services/moving-handling-training/train-the-trainer/

Nice to get lovely positive feedback!

From our Moving and Handling training course feedback, 93% of delegates said they would recommend our courses.

"The training was very good, we were all involved in the practical and we worked in groups. We learnt a lot from each other and the theory was well presented. We had access to the presentations before the training and everything was well explained."

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Centre staff facilitated a project led by Orthopaedic surgeons in Leeds to conduct a research study to discover when it’s safe to drive following a full knee replacement. And there were some surprising results!

This joint venture involved orthopaedic surgeon, Vasileios Giannoudis from Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds University, and the William Merritt Centre (WMC). The primary objective was to determine when it is safe for patients to resume driving after undergoing total knee arthroplasty (full knee replacement surgery).

William Merritt Centre recruited 20 participants: 10 who had undergone left knee replacements and 10 who had right knee replacements. The group consisted of 13 men and 7 women, with owners of both manual and automatic vehicles represented.

Each candidate underwent a standard driving assessment after a pain evaluation. Six participants completed the assessment after 2 weeks, while 14 did so after 4 weeks. Impressively everyone passed their assessment, and none required vehicle adaptations!

Unsurprisingly, patients who had right knee replacements and drove manual cars took longer to be ready to drive compared to those using automatic vehicles. Despite the trial's small sample size of 20 individuals, the findings suggest that returning to driving after 4 weeks may potentially set a new gold standard for official guidance. Notably, women returned to driving more quickly than men, a trend not currently reflected in existing medical literature.

Although more research is necessary due to the limited sample size, the results of this trial are compelling.

At our Annual General Meeting, Dr. Giannoudis extended his gratitude to the staff at WMC for their expertise and hard work in conducting this trial.

Just a couple of places available on the next course later this month. It gets consistently good feedback and Julia delivers training that is very up to date and evidence based. Don’t hesitate to contact the LPS office if you have questions about the course or need any information

Moving and Handling Training Courses - spaces still available...for 23rd to 26th March

Are you looking for training or can you help us spread the word?

Suitable for professionals in the care, education and health sectors and trainers themselves

Train the Trainer Course:

This course follows the National Back Exchange guidelines. It gives delegates the skills and knowledge they need to create and deliver their own moving and handling training in their own setting. It will also enable them to support and supervise their own staff in the future. The course includes practical sessions and offers continued support to delegates after the completion of the course.

For more information and to book onto the course please visit
https://wmdlc.org/services/moving-handling-training/?utm_source=social+media