Moving and Handling of PeopleHalloween offerBuy one licence, get the second free: £12.99 each · ends 31 OctAdd to basket- 8lessons
- 1 hourto complete
- 1CPD hours
- October 2026last updated
When you need this course
- Your yearly moving and handling update is dueThe knowledge online in about 1 hour, then you observe each carer in practice and sign them off.
- Someone in your care now needs a hoistCovers hoists and slings, handling plans and moving people with dignity.
- A carer has hurt their backStaff learn how back injuries happen and the principles of safe handling.
- CQC asks about your moving and handling trainingEvery learner gets a dated, CPD Certified certificate once you have signed off their practical.
Try it: a real lesson and question from this course
The law and guidance
Moving and handling people is part of everyday care, and done badly it injures both care workers and the people being moved. Musculoskeletal disorders, such as back injuries, are among the most common causes of work related ill health in health and social care, and people being moved can suffer falls, skin tears, fractures and loss of dignity.
Several laws apply. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 sets the general duties of employers and employees. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling so far as is reasonably practicable, to assess the risks of any that cannot be avoided, and to reduce those risks to the lowest reasonably practicable level. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require risk assessment. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require equipment to be suitable, maintained and used by trained people. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) apply to hoists and slings, and require equipment for lifting people to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least every six months.
In England, the Care Quality Commission regulates the safety of people receiving care, including safe care and treatment and safe equipment. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and human rights law mean people must be involved in decisions about how they are moved, and their dignity respected.
As an employee, you must follow the moving and handling plans, safe systems of work and training you have been given, use the equipment provided correctly, not interfere with or misuse it, and tell your employer about anything that affects safety, such as a change in the person's condition, faulty equipment, or your own injury, pregnancy or health condition.
Your employer's moving and handling policy sets out local procedures, including who carries out assessments, how many staff are needed for different tasks, and what to do after a fall. Know where to find it.
Which regulations cover hoists and slings?
In the hub, a wrong answer sends the staff member a short follow-up lesson and a fresh question on the same point. They close the gap before they can finish the module, and every attempt is recorded for your CQC evidence.
Next: one of the course's interactive activities, exactly as your staff get it.
Try it yourself
CareStream InteractiveThe manual handling hierarchy
Put the steps the Manual Handling Operations Regulations require into order.
Drag a row, or use the arrows to move it
- Review the assessment when things change
- Reduce the risks to the lowest reasonably practicable level
- Assess the risks of any handling that cannot be avoided
- Avoid hazardous manual handling so far as is reasonably practicable
This exercise is here to help you practise — it is not marked and does not affect your result.
That is how the training works. Give your whole team the full Moving and Handling of People module.
What the course covers: 8 lessons
- The law and guidance
- Your back and how injuries happen
- Risk assessment and handling plans
- Principles of safe handling
- Moving and positioning with dignity
- Hoists and slings
- Other equipment, bed rails and falls
- Your limits and the observed practical
Assessment and certificate
- 32 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%.
- A follow-up lesson on anything a learner gets wrong, so the gaps are closed, not just scored.
- A named, dated certificate the moment they pass, carrying the CPD Certified mark and CPD hours, ready to download as a PDF.
- Kept on their training record in your dashboard, ready for your CQC evidence.
- An observation checklist for the observed workplace assessment the employer carries out.
Free Moving and Handling of People resources
Official guidance from Skills for Care, free to download. Useful alongside the course.
- Skills for Care: statutory and mandatory training guideWhat Skills for Care expect every course on this subject to cover, and how often.
- HSE: moving and handling in health and social careThe Health and Safety Executive’s guidance on moving and handling people.
Specialists in the technology behind it all
The same technology behind the world's best products powers CareStream, so your team's moving and handling of people training stays accurate, always up to date with the latest guidance, and is delivered in over 60 languages.
Avg. Duration
About 1 hour
Certificate
For every staff member
Available Languages (60+)
CPD Certified Course
A clear, practical grounding in moving and handling of people.
Eight short lessons, each with a care scenario, an interactive activity and a quick check with an explanation. You start with a five question knowledge check, then finish with a 32 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Your manager or a suitably trained assessor then observes you moving people at work against a 12 point checklist; every point must be met before your certificate is issued.
By the end, your staff will be able to:
- Explain the law and guidance on moving and handling people, and your own duties under it
- Describe how the spine works and how poor handling causes injury to workers and to the people being moved
- Use a moving and handling plan and the TILEO approach to recognise and reduce risk
- Apply the principles of safe handling when moving and positioning people, with dignity and consent
- Check and use hoists, slings and other equipment safely, and respond safely when someone has fallen
- Recognise what is and is not within your role, when to stop, and when to seek advice
A closer look at the moving and handling of people module.
The module is built in short, practical sections. Each one teaches a part of the topic, then applies it to a real care scenario and checks understanding before moving on.
The law and guidance
Moving and handling people is part of everyday care, and done badly it injures both care workers and the people being moved. Musculoskeletal disorders, such as back injuries, are among the most common causes of work related ill health in health and social care, and people being moved can suffer falls, skin tears, fractures and loss of dignity. Several laws apply. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 sets the general duties of employers and employees. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling so far as is reasonably practicable, to assess the risks of any that cannot be avoided, and to reduce those risks to the lowest reasonably practicable level. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require risk assessment. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require equipment to be suitable, maintained and used by trained people. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) apply to hoists and slings, and require equipment for lifting people to be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least every six months. In England, the Care Quality Commission regulates the safety of people receiving care, including safe care and treatment and safe equipment. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and human rights law mean people must be involved in decisions about how they are moved, and their dignity respected. As an employee, you must follow the moving and handling plans, safe systems of work and training you have been given, use the equipment provided correctly, not interfere with or misuse it, and tell your employer about anything that affects safety, such as a change in the person's condition, faulty equipment, or your own injury, pregnancy or health condition. Your employer's moving and handling policy sets out local procedures, including who carries out assessments, how many staff are needed for different tasks, and what to do after a fall. Know where to find it.
Your back and how injuries happen
Your spine is a column of 33 vertebrae: seven in the neck, twelve in the upper back, five in the lower back, then the sacrum and coccyx. Between most vertebrae are discs, tough pads with a softer centre that absorb shock and let the spine bend. Muscles, ligaments and tendons support the spine and move it. The spine is naturally shaped in gentle curves, and it is strongest when those curves are maintained. The lower back carries the most load, and it is where most handling injuries happen. Injury is often not caused by one event but builds up over time: repeated bending, twisting, stooping over beds, reaching, holding awkward postures and lifting loads away from the body all add strain. Eventually something gives, such as a muscle strain, a ligament sprain or a damaged disc, and the pain can last for months or become permanent. Risky postures to avoid include stooping with a rounded back, twisting while holding or supporting weight, reaching across a bed, lifting with the arms outstretched, and sudden jerky movements. Keeping loads close to your body reduces the strain on your back dramatically, because the further away a load is, the greater the force on your lower back. The people you support are vulnerable too. Older skin tears easily, bones may be fragile because of osteoporosis, joints may be painful or stiff, and people may have weakness on one side after a stroke. Pulling on arms or under the armpits can dislocate a shoulder or cause lasting pain. Knowing the person's condition, from their plan, is part of moving them safely. Look after your own back: adjust bed heights to your waist level before care, take breaks, warm up for physical work, and report aches or injuries early. Tell your employer if you have a condition or are pregnant, so your work can be assessed.
Risk assessment and handling plans
Every person who needs help to move should have a moving and handling risk assessment and plan, written by a trained assessor with the person, and reviewed regularly and whenever their needs change. The plan tells you how to help them with each task, such as getting out of bed, standing, transferring to a chair, toileting, bathing and repositioning in bed, including the equipment, sling type and size, and how many staff are needed. Read it before you help someone you have not supported recently, and follow it every time. A useful way to think about risk is TILEO. Task: what are you doing, does it involve twisting, stooping, reaching, pushing or repetition, and how long does it take? Individual: are you trained and fit to do it, and are there enough staff? Load: in people handling, this is the person, including their weight, their ability to help, pain, confusion, skin, attachments such as catheters, and how they are feeling today. Environment: is there enough space, is the floor dry and even, is the lighting good, are the bed and chair at the right height? Other factors: equipment condition, clothing and footwear, time of day, and anything else that affects safety. People's abilities can change from day to day, even from hour to hour, because of illness, pain, tiredness, medicines or infection. Before each move, do a quick check: ask how they are feeling, and look for anything different from their plan. If the person cannot do what the plan expects, do not improvise. Stop, make them safe, and get advice. Risk assessment also supports people's independence. A good plan balances safety with what matters to the person, such as walking a short distance with support instead of using a wheelchair, and it should be agreed with them.
Principles of safe handling
Whatever the task, the same principles protect you and the person. Before you start, check the plan, explain what you are going to do and gain the person's consent, prepare the space and equipment, and make sure you have enough help. Adopt a stable base, with your feet apart and one foot slightly forward, pointing in the direction of the movement. Bend your knees rather than your back, keeping the natural curves of your spine. Keep the load close to your body. Move your feet to turn, rather than twisting at the waist. Lead the movement with your head, looking in the direction you are going. Move smoothly, without jerking, and let the person do as much as they can at their own pace. Adjust heights before you start: raise the bed to your waist level for care and repositioning, and make sure chairs and wheelchairs are positioned at the right angle and height, with brakes on. When two or more people are handling, agree beforehand who will lead and what the command will be, for example "ready, steady, move", and include the person so they know when the movement will happen. Move together, on the command, and stop straight away if anyone is uncomfortable. Some techniques are dangerous and must never be used. The drag lift, where a hand or arm is placed under the person's armpit to lift or pull them, can dislocate their shoulder and injure your back. Lifting a person's whole weight by hand, such as the cradle lift or the through arm lift, puts you and them at serious risk. Pulling a person by their clothes, arms or a draw sheet causes friction and skin damage. If a person needs more help than you can safely give without these techniques, their plan needs to change.
Moving and positioning with dignity
Moving and handling is something you do with a person, not to them. Explain each step before you do it, ask for their consent, and check they are comfortable. Encourage them to do as much as they can, even if it takes longer, because it maintains their strength, independence and confidence. Protect their privacy and dignity: close doors and curtains, keep them covered, and never discuss them over their head. Repositioning in bed is common and important. People who cannot move themselves need regular position changes to relieve pressure on their skin and help their breathing and comfort. NICE guidance advises that adults at risk of pressure ulcers should be encouraged to change position at least every six hours, and those at high risk at least every four hours, but the person's own care plan sets their schedule. Use slide sheets to turn people or move them up the bed, with the bed raised to a safe working height and a colleague where the plan says. Slide sheets reduce friction and the force needed, and protect fragile skin. A 30 degree tilt, supported by pillows, relieves pressure on the hips and base of the spine. Remove slide sheets after use, because they are designed to slide and can cause falls. Sitting to standing: help the person shuffle forward to the edge of the seat, place their feet slightly apart and back under their knees, lean forward "nose over toes", and push up from the armrests on an agreed command. Support them without taking their weight. If they cannot stand with the help set out in their plan, do not force it. Walking: walk slightly behind and to the side of the person, on their weaker side, and make sure their walking aid is within reach and correctly adjusted. If they start to fall, do not try to hold them up. Guide them gently to the floor if you can, protecting their head, and then follow your post fall procedure.
Hoists and slings
Hoists allow people who cannot bear their own weight to be moved safely. They include mobile hoists, ceiling track hoists, standing hoists and bath hoists. Only use a hoist you have been trained to use, in the way the person's plan sets out. Before every use, check the hoist and sling. The hoist should be clean, undamaged, charged, with brakes and emergency lowering working, and a label showing the date of its last thorough examination, which must be within six months under LOLER, and its safe working load, which must be more than the person's weight. Slings must be the type and size specified in the person's plan, and compatible with the hoist according to the manufacturers. Check the sling label for its type, size, serial number and examination date, and look for fraying, tears, damaged stitching, worn loops and fading. Many services give people their own slings, for fit and for infection control. Never use a sling that is damaged, has an unreadable label, or is not the one in the plan. During the hoist, explain each step to the person and reassure them. Position the sling correctly, check that every loop or clip is attached securely before lifting, and lift slowly to just clear the surface first, checking the attachments again and that the person is comfortable and secure. Follow the manufacturer's instructions about brakes. Move the hoist smoothly, pushing it using the handles rather than pulling the person, and never over long distances or uneven surfaces. Never leave the person unattended in a hoist. Lower them gently and remove the sling carefully. The number of staff needed for hoisting is set by the person's risk assessment, not by habit. Deaths and serious injuries have happened when people have fallen from hoists because slings were the wrong size or incorrectly attached, so these checks matter every single time. Report any fault straight away, take the equipment out of use, and label it as faulty.
Other equipment, bed rails and falls
Other equipment helps people move with less risk. Transfer boards bridge the gap between a bed, chair or wheelchair for people who can sit but not stand. Turntables and standing aids help people who can bear some weight to turn or stand. Profiling beds adjust height and position. Wheelchairs must have brakes on during transfers, footplates removed or folded away for transfers and in place when moving, and the person should be positioned well back in the seat. Check all equipment before use and use it only as the plan and your training say. Bed rails can prevent people rolling out of bed, but they can also cause serious harm through entrapment or falls from climbing over them. The MHRA advises that bed rails are used only after a risk assessment for that person, with rails that are compatible with the bed and mattress, correctly fitted, and checked regularly for gaps. Never add or remove bed rails without the assessment, and report any gaps or damage. Falls are a major cause of harm to older people. NICE guidance (NG249, 2025) emphasises assessing people's falls risk and acting on it. Help prevent falls by keeping walking aids and the call bell within reach, keeping floors clear, making sure footwear fits and lighting is good, and reporting changes such as dizziness or new confusion. If someone falls, do not rush to get them up and never lift them by hand. Stay calm, make the area safe, and reassure them. Check for injury before any move: pain, especially in the hip, head or neck, bleeding, a leg that looks shortened or turned out, new confusion, or signs they hit their head. If you suspect a serious injury, keep them still and warm and call 999. If there is no injury and they cannot get up on their own with guidance, use the equipment your service provides, such as an inflatable lifting cushion or a hoist, following your post fall procedure. Afterwards, observe them for delayed signs of injury, record and report the fall, and make sure their falls risk and moving and handling plan are reviewed.
Your limits and the observed practical
Know the limits of your role. Only carry out moves and use equipment you have been trained and assessed to use, as the person's plan describes. Do not improvise a new technique, use equipment that is not in the plan, or move someone with fewer staff than the plan says because you are short staffed. Stop and seek advice when the person's condition has changed, when they are in pain or distressed or refuse, when equipment is missing or faulty, when the plan does not cover the situation, or when you feel unsure. Make the person safe and comfortable, then talk to the senior on duty or the person responsible for moving and handling assessments. Stopping is not failing; it is what a safe worker does. If a person refuses to be moved, respect their decision if they have capacity, explain the risks, and try again later or in a different way. Record and report it, as their plan may need reviewing. If they lack capacity for that decision, follow their best interests plan. Record and report: moves that did not go to plan, near misses, falls, skin damage, faulty equipment and any injury to you. Reporting allows assessments to be updated and equipment to be fixed before someone is hurt. This course is the knowledge part of your moving and handling training. After you pass the assessment, your manager or a competent assessor will observe you moving people at work, against a 12 point checklist covering checking the plan, consent, preparing the area, equipment and sling checks, safe technique, working with a colleague, promoting independence, dignity, stopping when something changes, and leaving the person safe and recording. Every point must be met. If any point is not met yet, you will be told which, given support and further learning on it, and observed again. Your certificate is issued once your manager records a full sign-off.
The things your team must remember.
- Avoid hazardous manual handling, assess what cannot be avoided, and reduce the risk
- Always read the person's moving and handling plan before you start, and report changes
- Think TILEO: task, individual, load, environment and other factors
- Never use a drag lift, and never lift a person by hand, including after a fall
- Check hoists and slings before every use; equipment for lifting people is examined at least every 6 months
- Encourage people to do what they can, explain each step and gain consent
- Stop if the person is in pain or distress, or anything has changed, and get advice
Not a slideshow once a year. Training that sticks.
CareStream delivers moving and handling of people training in the hub your team already uses, grounded in best practice and your own policies, so it fits your care setting and not a generic template.
Short teaching sections and a real care scenario, then an assessment that checks understanding.
Staff complete it in over 60 languages, while your records stay in English.
A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson and a fresh question, so the gap is closed.
Automatic reminders at 90, 30 and 7 days, with a live compliance dashboard.
From your dashboard to your team, in the CareStream hub.
Training is delivered in the hub each staff member logs into. You allocate the modules, they complete them in their own language, and you get the completion records and certificates for your CQC evidence, with any gaps closed by automatic follow up training.
Assign Moving and Handling of People to each staff member in seconds. No course builder and no setup for each person.
Staff work through the module on any device, in over 60 languages, teaching then checking understanding. A wrong answer sends a short follow up lesson.
See live completion status and a certificate for every person, ready as evidence for CQC.
Any step, in their language, in one tap.
Care teams are diverse and training should not leave anyone behind. On any lesson or question, a staff member taps the language button and the whole step flips into the language they think in. They understand it properly, and your records stay in English.
- One tap flips any lesson or question into their language, instantly.
- Over 60 languages, with no setup and no separate versions to manage.
- Completions and certificates stay in English for your CQC evidence.
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Built for real learning, not box ticking
Every CareStream course goes further than a lesson and a quiz. These features come as standard on every course, giving your staff a richer way to learn and giving you the evidence to prove it.
Every course is built on recognised UK guidance and cites its sources, from NICE and Skills for Care to the NHS and the legislation itself.
A plain English glossary of the technical terms in each course. A simple way to support every learner, including staff with English as a second language.
A quick knowledge check before the lesson is compared with the final assessment, so every certificate comes with evidence of how much the course actually taught.
After passing, staff record what they will do differently in their day to day work. Their reflection is saved to their training record and shown with their certificate.
A printable one page takeaway of the outcomes, key points and key terms. Perfect for staff files, supervision conversations and the staff room wall.
A printable checklist for managers to confirm skills in practice, with a sign off section. It completes the picture beyond the knowledge assessment.
Wrong answers become lessons, not failures
Most e learning marks an answer wrong and moves on. CareStream does not. Every wrong answer triggers an automatic follow up loop that teaches the point again and rechecks it, so no knowledge gap is left behind.
A wrong answer immediately opens a short lesson explaining the point, so the gap is closed there and then.
A fresh question on the same point checks the lesson has landed. The loop repeats until it has.
Staff move on to the next module and their certificate once they genuinely know the answer, not just after one lucky guess.
Why choose CareStream?
Training built for the care sector, delivered the way busy teams actually learn.
- 90+ care-specific training courses
- Bitesize, engaging lessons your staff actually finish
- Mapped to the Care Certificate & CQC standards
- Available in 60+ languages
- Instant certificate on completion
- Flexible learning, anytime, on any device
- Content kept up to date with UK care regulations
- Time to complete: 1 hour
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Compared
Three ways to train a care team.
These modules are written and kept current by us, so your managers do not have to write or maintain them. We have compared what each approach does rather than naming providers, because products change and this should still be true next year.
| CareStream | A generic e-learning library | A trainer you book | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Try a real lesson and a real question before you buy | |||
| Learning outcomes and time to complete stated up front | |||
| Written lesson sections, each with its own illustration | |||
| Interactive exercises after the lesson that teaches them, in every module | |||
| Assessment in every module, with the key points to revisit | |||
| Taken in any of sixty plus languages | |||
| A wrong answer triggers a follow-up lesson, not just a re-sit | |||
| Practical sign-off by a manager where the subject needs it | |||
| Completion files itself into your training matrix and evidence pack | |||
| Bought one module at a time, with no annual contract |
Generic libraries are often cheaper per learner. They teach a national standard rather than being built, updated and evidenced around the way a CQC-registered service is actually inspected.
Care policies
Every module is written from a policy
If the policy behind it is out of date, the training inherits that. Sixty six policies written for your service, checked against current law and read by a person before they carry your name, from £39.
