Elevate Handling provides advanced manual handling training, bariatric expertise, and complex case support for acute hospital environments across the UK. We help clinical teams deliver safer, more efficient, and more dignified patient care—reducing staff injury, improving patient outcomes, and supporting hospitals with increasingly complex mobility needs.

From Emergency Departments to ICU, wards, theatres, and discharge planning teams, we deliver practical, evidence-based solutions tailored to fast-paced clinical settings.

Manual Handling Training for Acute Healthcare

Our hospital-focused training equips staff with the competencies needed to move and handle patients safely in high-pressure clinical environments.

Training includes:

• Acute Manual Handling & People Moving Techniques
• Bariatric Patient Handling for high BMI and complex body shapes
• Safe hoisting in restricted spaces and around medical equipment
• Handling ventilated and medically complex patients
• Repositioning in bed, lateral transfers & theatre table techniques
• Safe use of hospital equipment, including slide sheets, hover mats, lateral transfer boards, air-assisted devices, and gantry/ceiling hoists
• Train-the-Trainer programmes for hospital manual handling leads
• Scenario-based simulation, aligned with clinical realities

All training aligns with national guidance and can be customised for speciality teams such as ICU, theatres, maternity, ED, bariatric services, and rapid response units.

Complex Case Management for Hospitals

We support acute trusts with complex patient handling challenges, bringing specialist expertise to situations that require advanced problem-solving.

Support includes:

• Joint assessments with manual handling advisors, ward teams and therapy staff
• Guidance on safe movement, positioning and equipment selection for patients with extreme body shapes or limited mobility
• Managing patients with multiple clinical attachments, e.g. ventilators, drains, lines
• Support for bariatric admissions, confined spaces, and non-standard equipment
• Advice for safe lateral transfers, prone positioning, and complex bariatric hoisting
• Recommendations for short-term equipment such as bariatric beds, hover devices, air-assisted mattresses, or gantry hoists
• Assistance during major incident planning and safe patient evacuation

We provide clear, clinical documentation to support risk assessment, governance, and ongoing patient safety.

Bariatric Expertise for Acute Hospitals

As bariatric admissions continue to rise, hospitals require specialist skills and equipment to safely support patients with high BMI or unusual body shapes.

Elevate Handling specialises in:

• Body shape-specific handling (Apple Ascites, Apple Pannus, Pear Adducted, Pear Abducted, Gluteal Shelf)
• Strategies for safe rolling, hoisting and repositioning
• Handling deceased bariatric patients respectfully and safely
• Optimising space and workflow in high-acuity environments
• Training for bariatric emergency admissions
• Supporting theatres with bariatric table transfers and limb positioning
• Use of advanced equipment such as Liko UltraTwin, hover systems, bariatric slings, and air-assisted devices

• Extensive experience working with NHS hospital trusts across the UK
• Deep expertise in bariatric handling, ICU mobility, and complex clinical attachments
• Practical, clinically aligned solutions—not generic manual handling advice
• Training built around real equipment, real challenges, and real patient scenarios
• Reduced risk of staff injury and improved patient outcomes
• Fast, reliable support for urgent complex cases
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Whether you're developing your hospital’s bariatric pathway, upskilling staff, or managing a complex patient scenario, Elevate Handling provides the expert support needed to maintain patient dignity and clinical safety.