Elevate Handling

12/04/2026

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12/04/2026

Why do you need a Train the Trainer refresher course?

Manual handling training is one of the most critical (and most frequently overlooked) areas of ongoing professional development in health and social care. However, when budgets are stretched and rotas are tight, refresher training is often the first thing to slip.

We believe that great manual handling practice doesn't begin and end with a one off course. It needs to be lived, reinforced, and championed from within your organisation.

Click on the link to find out how you can achieve this for your team

https://elevate-handling.co.uk/blog/f/why-do-you-need-a-train-the-trainer-refresher-course

04/09/2025

Honoured that our work to design and create the ShapeSuit is being recognised by peers at the National Back Exchange 🎉

The ShapeSuit is one of a few amazing products and services that are up for an Innovation award.

"The Innovation Award celebrates the forward thinking, person-centred new idea, method or concept by an individual, company or team. NBE wants to celebrate the talent that recognises a need and meets that need with the individual right at the centre of that innovation. "

It's amazing to be shortlisted, and in such great company too. Looking forward to the awards ceremony 🎉


www.elevate-handling.co.uk

If you would like to like to see a demonstration of how the ShapeSuit can transform your training, or product development don’t hesitate to get it touch.

03/09/2025

Not long now until we are presenting with Five Mobility at the National Back Exchange Conference on Monday the 16th of September.

Following on from our Webinar we are hosting a practical hands on session on from 14:00 - 15:00 Larger Patient: An ergonomic approach to care based on body shape - a practical experience.

It's always an honour to present the work and advocate for inclusive and equitable care for people living with overweight and obesity.

If you missed the webinar you can view it via the link our bio

Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at conference!

16/06/2025

Exciting News for Elevate Handling

Last week we got the keys to our new office and training room 🔑

We’ve worked hard to build a fantastic, welcoming space with is perfect for learning and professional development.

We can’t wait to see the first group of delegates in September 🎉

01/05/2025

We’re excited to be invited to present a session as part of the National Back Exchange Moving & Handling Awareness day on the 29th of May 🎉

A day to celebrate the fantastic work of health and social care professionals who are providing safe, effective and person-centred moving and handling practices.

The session we will be delivering on behalf of is "Larger Patients: An Ergonomic Approach to Care Based on Body Shape"

For more information about the day and the line up of fantastic webinars, check out the link in the comments!

27/04/2025

Such a busy month so far, we’ve been supporting clients in England, Scotland and Wales! Here’s a snippet of what we’ve been up to :

Undertaking a mattress swap with a 330kg patient in London, using air assisted lateral transfer,

A successful Patient Evacuation down some very tricky stairs,

Providing training sessions for ambulance crew on the handling of larger patients and

Delivering multiple sessions.

On to top all of that we had our Trademark granted for the Shape Suit... quite the start to the new financial year!

The Shape Suit was invaluable to all the sessions shown above, and we’re so proud to see it being used!

If you train on moving of larger patients or need to practice evacuation and would like to see the Shape Suit please get in touch, uniquely it can create over 25 body shapes and provides an empathy based approach to patient handling.

It is also being used to aid product development so if you manufacture Handling Equipment for larger patients it is a must to ensure the products you create work in the best way.

27/01/2025

Supporting larger service users has always been a complex and rewarding area to work in.

Today I’m travelling up to to support more staff with training, and I know one thing, at some point this week, it would all fall apart without these tools.

Along with slide sheets, they remain the tools I use the most - I wonder how many people have been supported by them over the years!

Here’s to another busy week of putting them to good use 👍

11/12/2024

~ Our WHY ~

We’re so proud of the impact this training is having across the country!

Our training for the safe moving and handling of patients of size includes practical demonstrations using a range of equipment and techniques.

This means you and your staff have the skills and confidence to work safely with a wide range of situations that are less common, but still require a heightened level of skill and precision.

Here’s some reviews from recent sessions :

‘Excellent delivery of theory and practical demo. Learnt so much, will change clinical decision making & justifications for findings’

‘Excellent, interactive and engaging. Lots of opportunities for hands on experience. Informative, especially different body shapes’

What’s your WHY?

05/12/2024

~ March Order Book Open, £295pp ~

If you are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of staff and clients when it comes to moving and handling people, then this is the course for you and your team.

Our Train The Trainer (T3) is a four-day course hosted in and bookings are now being taken for March 2025 onwards 🎉

In addition to 4 days of face to face practical and insightful training, all course notes are provided as a workbook to take away, acting as a handy reference guide for when putting your learning into practice 👌and remember, Elevate Handling is a CPD Approved Provider, this course is equivalent to 30 hours of training 👌

It's time to secure essential training for the safety and professional development of your staff, click the link in the bio today to book your places 🎉

Empowering Caregivers, Nationwide