In my mind, this is a long overdue publication. The Guide to the Handling of People is invaluable and is an invaluable asset for all Manual Handling Practitioners, however, written by many of the same people, this book takes out all the academia and shows in a simple step by step process what the other book

ClinicalSkills.net have done wonders with the publication of Moving and Handling People - an illustrated guide.

actually means. The graphics are very well done, showing how to get from one step to the next. Those of you who were at the NBE conference may have seen the cover on one of Mike Fray’s (sorry...Dr. Mike Fray’s) slides when he was talking about keeping up to date with new publications. I personally think, that every ward, nursing station and care home should have one available at all times and staff be encouraged to regularly refer to it.

You may well notice that I now

have a shop included in this web site. If you go to the books section, you will notice that “Moving and Handling People - an illustrated guide” is one of the publications I have for sale. If you are considering purchasing this, or indeed any other publication you see in my shop, please do so directly from this site as I will obviously receive commission for the sale and I have to make money somehow.

Peter Gardiner and Sharon Kingman of Clinical Skills Ltd told me the following:-

“Our new book—Moving and Handling People An Illustrated Guide—has been described as the “graphic novel” of the manual handling of people. It is exactly that: it contains clear, pictorial, step-by-step accounts of how to do a range of moving and handling procedures.

The format will be familiar to anyone who has seen the online clinicalskills.net resource, which is currently in use in UK universities and the NHS, to help support teaching of clinical skills. Several clients encouraged us to cover moving and handling as well; we decided to do a book this time because we knew that many who might need this resource would not have ready access to computers.

Our editor, Sue Ruszala, took the material we had already gathered at the time we met her, and directed the evolution of a user-friendly yet evidence-based book that covers a wide range of moving and handling tasks. Beginning with a section on safe handling and 24-hour back care, the book progresses through many common procedures.

Moving and handling is often taught in live training sessions or using videos. Participants are competent at the point of training—but what about several months later? This is where Moving and Handling People An Illustrated Guide comes in. It is a ready reference, to help revise a procedure or quickly provide guidance when unfamiliar or unusual situations arise.

The illustrated format means that the book can help people whose first language is not English to gain a better understanding of the subject matter. With Moving and Handling People An Illustrated Guide to complement the training already provided, those who may struggle with text-heavy material, whether because of dyslexia or for any other reason, will also find the book an invaluable resource.

We very much hope that Moving and Handling People An Illustrated Guide will play its part in supporting safe manual handling, to the benefit of both carers and those who are being moved.”

You can purchase the book from my new shop by clicking the tab marked [Shop] at the top of this page.