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- Title
Moving and handling – and staying safe under pressure: How to reduce risk of musculoskeletal injury to you and your patients, especially when short-staffing makes compliance with best practice easier said than done.
- Authors
Dean, Erin
- Abstract
The NHS in England paid out more than £57million in the span of a decade to end claims relating to injuries to staff and patients as a result of moving and handling.
- Subjects
INDUSTRIAL safety; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries; WORK-related injuries risk factors; SAFETY; BACK injuries; JOB stress; SHOULDER injuries; TRANSPORTATION of patients; LABOR demand; MEDICAL care costs; PATIENT-centered care; HEALTH insurance reimbursement; NATIONAL health services; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Nursing Standard, 2023, Vol 38, Issue 5, p19
- ISSN
0029-6570
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7748/ns.38.5.19.s11