When Undertaking Any Slide Sheet Manoeuvres/Moving & Handling Tasks:
1. Make sure you have done your own risk assessment and that the technique being used is appropriate.
2. Or follow the handling plan from somebody who has done a risk assessment.
3. Check all equipment for any signs of wear and tear prior to use.
Introduction to, and Principles of Safer Moving & Handling
Why You Should Be Using Slide Sheets
Slide sheets enable persons to be easily moved up a surface or laterally, or over onto their side. These manoeuvres are some of the most common moving and handling manoeuvres that are undertaken. In addition, slide sheets are useful in any context where there is a need to reduce friction to a person.
Minimise Risk of Injury to Care Receivers
Slide sheets reduce the risk of shearing to a persons skin (tearing or causing friction burns) this in turn will improve the care experience and health outcomes to the care receiver
Wide Accessibility & Versatility
There are so many options of slide sheets to suit you requirements and/or your risk assessment. Such as multiple types (flat, flat with handles, tubular), washable or single patient use and different size options.
Minimise Risk of Injury to Staff / Carers
Slide sheets enable staff to handle and position patients more safely, reducing the risk of injury to staff, in line with best practice and risk assessment.
Slide Sheet Tutorial Videos by MIP
Moving & Handling Slide Sheet Introductory Videos
The Benefits of Using Slide Sheets
Checking a Slide Sheet Prior to Use
Position a Tubular Slide Sheet - Rolling Technique
Removing a Tubular Slide Sheet
Position Flat Slide Sheets - Rolling Technique
Position Flat Slide Sheets - Folding Technique
Removing a Flat Slide Sheet
Maximising Comfort For The More Dependent Patient (Skin Unloading)
Moving & Handling Bed Repositioning and Moving
Assisted Move Up the Bed Using a Tubular Slide Sheet (More Dependent Patient)
Supporting a Patient Out Of Bed Using a Folded Flat Slide Sheet
Assisted Move Up the Bed Using a Tubular Slide Sheet (Less Dependent Patient)
Repositioning Onto Side Using Smaller Tubular Slide Sheets
Assisted Move Up the Bed With 2 Flat Slide Sheets (More Dependent Patient)
Repositioning Onto Side Using Flat Slide Sheets
Moving & Handling Slide Sheet Use in a Confined Space
Assist a Person Out of a Confined Space Using a Tubular Slide Sheet
Fitting a Sling in Bed Using 2 Flat Slide Sheets
Assisting a Person Out of a Confined Space Using Flat Slide Sheets
Moving & Handling Slide Sheet Use with a Trolley
Positioning & Removing a Slide Sheet on a Trolley
Moving a Person Up The Trolly Using a Slide Sheet
Turn a Person on Their Side on a Trolley Using a Slide Sheet
Lateral Transfer from a Trolley to the Bed Using a Slide Sheet & Transfer Sheet
Lateral Transfer From a Trolley to the Bed Using a Slide Sheet & Long Handled Transfer Sheet
Moving & Handling Slide Sheets in Sling Scenarios
Fitting a Sling in a Chair Using a Tubular Slide Sheet
Fitting a Sling in a Chair Using 2 Flat Slide Sheets
Fitting a Sling in Bed Using a Tubular Slide Sheet
Repositioning In A Chair After Hoisting - Using a Folded Flat Slide Sheet
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Meet our Partner Clinician
Julia Love RGN ONC, Advanced Member of NBE
Julia qualified as a Registered General Nurse at Guy’s Hospital in 1985, following Orthopaedic nurse training, and developing an early interest in safer moving & handling, becoming the moving and handling trainer for students, care assistants and qualified staff as a newly qualified staff nurse.
She started LPS Training with her physio husband in 1992 and currently delivers a variety of manual handling training in health, social care and special education settings. She also undertakes individual risk assessments, delivering bespoke training for the carers and family of clients with complex handling issues.
Julia was an author and co-editor of the Handling of People (HOP), 6th Edition writing the chapter on Safer Hoisting and is a co-author for the risk assessment chapter in the 7th HOP. Julia led a small working party to re-write the Skills for Health Moving and handling e-learning modules and led a group to revise the Moving and handling element of the Core Skills Training Framework.
She remains an active member of her local National Back Exchange group, having Chaired the group, as well as spending time on the National Executive Committee, as a Regional Officer, National Secretary and NBE Chair for 3 years. She is currently the Chair of the NBE Professional Affairs Committee.
Moving & Handling External Resources
National Back Exchange (referred to as “NBE”) is a non-profit membership association whose goal is to develop, disseminate and promote evidence-based best practice in all aspects of moving and handling and musculoskeletal health.
LPS specialise in the delivery of the highest-quality moving & handling training, education and consultancy to organisations and individuals throughout the UK.
CIEHF - Learning from Adverse Events White Paper
The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) has just released their latest White Paper on 'Learning from Adverse Events' which lays out 9 principles for organisations to follow. The 56-page document is designed to help organisations understand a human factors perspective to investigating and learning from adverse events, and provide key principles organisations can apply to capture the human contribution to adverse events.
CIEHF - Health & Social Care White Paper
The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors’ (CIEHF) vision for integration of Human Factors in Health and Social Care and how Human Factors expertise can help and benefit patients, staff and their organisations. The purpose of this White Paper is to provide the authoritative guide to aid understanding of how Human Factors can and should be used, and the competence and experience needed to manage effort, solve problems and make decisions. It describes how Human Factors can bring a depth and clarity of understanding to Health and Social Care issues.
All Wales NHS Manual Handling Passport Scheme Revised 2020
The All Wales Manual Handling Training Passport and Information Scheme signifies the coming together of Trusts within Wales to work towards a shared vision. It is based on a partnership between the all-Wales Trust Manual Handling Advisers Group and the Health and Safety Executive. The overall purpose is to promote health and safety in the workplace with regard to manual handling practice, by ensuring a consistent approach and the promotion of safer handling practice within NHS organisations in Wales.
Managing for Health and Safety HSE (hsg65 2013)
An HSE publication. One of HSE’s most popular guides is mainly for leaders, owners and line managers. It will particularly help those who need to put in place or oversee their organisation’s health and safety arrangements. The advice may also help workers and their representatives, as well as health and safety practitioners and training providers.
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Guidance on Regulations HSE (L23 2016)
An HSE publication. This guidance is mainly for employers, managers, and safety representatives, but may also be useful for employees. The guidance explains how to avoid, assess, and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling.
The Scottish Manual Handling Passport Scheme 2014
The Scottish Manual Handling Passport Scheme (SMHPS) is an initiative designed to improve the standard and consistency of manual handling training / education and the systems (process/procedures) that underpin it within Health Boards and Local Authorities (LA) in Scotland.
What Our Customers Have to Say
"Using these slide sheets, you are assured of a good quality product for our moving and handling needs for our patients and our staff"
Feedback from Clinical Skills Programme Lead - Moving & Handling, NHS Trust
"Yellow to the bed, slide with the red. This effectively positions the patient"
Feedback from Manual Handling Manager - NHS Foundation Trust
"Good, sturdy, strong, slippery fabric caused less pains for our own backs and others as it is more gently to do this way than the main handling way"
Feedback from End User
Our Slide Sheet Range
Flat Patient Specific Slide Sheets - No Handles
Flat Patient Specific Slide Sheets - With Handles
Tubular Patient Specific Slide Sheets
Ready to Go - Patient Specific Slide Sheet Pack
Flat Reusable Slide Sheets - No Handles
Flat Reusable Slide Sheets - With Handles
Tubular Reusable Slide Sheets
Flat Reusable Slide Sheets - No Handles
Flat Patient Specific Bariatric Slide Sheets - With Handles
Flat Patient Specific Bariatric Slide Sheets - No Handles
Tubular Patient Specific Bariatric Slide Sheets
Ready to Go Patient Specific Bariatric Slide Sheet Pack
Tubular Patient Specific Two-Tone Slide Sheets
Tubular Bariatic Two-Tone Slide Sheets
Poly-Glide Flat Slide Sheets
As a global supplier of healthcare textiles for over 40 years, MIP provides comfort and efficiency for the healthcare community, but most importantly, for its people. It’s all part of our core belief that real, vital impact stems from the seamless integration of both the scientific side of healing and the human side of providing care.