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Gavin Wright

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Peterborough Community Services have published their protocol for safe moving and handling of heavy people. This document includes their definitions of “heavy”, “barriatric” etc. It also covers areas such as risk assessment, equipment, rehabilitation, resuscitation and the event of death.

If you are charged with putting together such a document you would do well to see how they have put theirs together.

http://www.peterborough.nhs.uk/documents/Freedom% 20of%20Information/Policies_and_procedures/Risk_Polici es_A__M/Moving_and_Handling_-_handling_of_heavy_people_July_2008.pdf?preventCach e=29/10/2008+13:38