title: Multidisciplinary approaches to moving and handling for formal and informal carers in community palliative care.
abstract: Health professionals such as nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists provide a wealth of support in the community to patients and their carers receiving palliative care. Moving and handling is one such support that needs careful consideration and assessment including risk, by appropriately qualified professionals. A combination of skills are required as well as knowledge of up to date equipment to assist the health professional in deciding how to formulate safe moving and handling interventions in a timely way. Patients with palliative care needs and their carers should be given the appropriate care and support necessary using a holistic, flexible and patient-centred approach to service delivery.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Frederick Rd Campus, University of Salford, Manchester.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartley
authors.forename: Jo-Anne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bayly
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Carer; Community; Moving and handling; Multidisciplinary; Palliative care