Patient Transport & Safe Handling Course
This course equips General Services staff with essential skills for safe patient transport, including ergonomic lifting, secure transfers, in-ambulance safety, rapid risk assessments, and incident prevention. Participants learn practical techniques to protect patients, minimize staff injuries, and ensure confident, calm care from assessment to handover.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills for safe patient handling and transport, covering body mechanics, ergonomic equipment, stretcher and wheelchair use, transfers for spinal and hip fractures, safe driving, monitoring, infection control, legal ethics, and incident prevention to safeguard patients and reduce injury risks.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Safe patient lifting using ergonomic body mechanics to prevent staff injuries.
- Professional patient transfers with stretchers, boards, and belts for secure moves.
- In-ambulance safety by securing patients, gear, and monitoring comfort during transport.
- Rapid risk assessments for falls, pain, airway, and environment before every move.
- Incident-ready practices to prevent errors, manage events, and document handovers.
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