Providing Optimal Care for Plus-Size Patients in the Acute Hospital Setting

This video features a presentation from Claire Mowbray, Manual Handling Advisor & RGN, delivered during the CPD-accredited webinar "Hospital to Home: Seamless Transfer of Care". To discover the presentations and Q&A involving all the speakers for this webinar, visit:
In Claire's presentation, she uses her clinical experience and knowledge to inform discussions around:
00:37 - The challenges associated with patient handling and training staff
02:16 - Going back to basics:
Implementing best practice with staff to better support plus-size patients in particular. This included developing discharge arrangements on admission, as well as revising the risk assessment plan in terms of its suitability.
04:07 - Patient case study
07:51 - Summary:
Optimising patient independence, empowering patients and their families/carers.
08:26 - Acknowledgements