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Falls prevention and safe patient handling: Assessing risk, moving and transferring patients safely

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 13 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding, annually
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas
What would you do?

You are about to hoist Mr Okafor and the sling in the room is the wrong size

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, tabs, accordion, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 306.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 306.1Explain why falls matter and name the main fall risk factorsExamples: NICE NG249; National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards; best practiceWhole course
SO 306.2Use the local falls risk tool, re-assess at the triggers and plan prevention + your infoExamples: NICE NG249; local falls risk toolWhole course
SO 306.3Choose the right handling equipment from a mobility assessment and check it before use + your infoExamples: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992; LOLER; PUWER; local policyWhole course
SO 306.4Describe safe transfer and repositioning technique and protect your own body + your infoExamples: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992; best practiceWhole course
SO 306.5Respond to a fall, escalate, document and learn from it + your infoExamples: Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals; local post-fall protocolWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 13 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why falls matter

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
A night on Ward 2TextImageChecklist
What is the cost?Key factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Risk assessment and prevention

3 pages

6 min
Risk factorsTabsNote
Prevention measuresAccordion
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

Choosing equipment and moving people safely

3 pages

6 min
Assess before you moveProcess
Equipment at a glanceTabsYour info
Put it in orderSorting activityQuiz
4

Grey areas

3 pages

6 min
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
ScenarioScenarioYour infoMatching quiz
5

Speak up, record and learn

3 pages

6 min
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
After a fall reviewAccordion
ScenarioScenarioQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

4 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "most falls have a pattern" (speaker notes: template page URL)
PollWould this patient fall? A confused patient, new medicine, needs the toilet, call bell out of reach
ContentThree groups of risk factors and the prevention measures
QuizThe sling does not fit. You…" (Stop and get the right one ✔ · Pad it · Use it anyway · Ask the patient to stand)
QuizYou find a patient on the floor. First you…" (Stay, call for help, do not move them until assessed ✔ · Lift them · Leave · Ask them to get up)
Word cloudOne thing that makes a patient fall on your ward
Content · customiseCustomise: our falls tool, equipment list and post-fall protocol" with {{LOCAL_FALLS_RISK_TOOL}}, {{HOIST_AND_EQUIPMENT_POLICY}}, {{POST_FALL_PROTOCOL}}
ScaleHow confident are you choosing the right handling equipment?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AA near miss we can learn from (no names)
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you responding to a fall? 1-5 scale
  6. Have you changed how you choose equipment? multiple choice
  7. What barrier, such as equipment or staffing, have you met? short text
  8. I can say a transfer is unsafe without being pressured to go ahead. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local falls prevention and patient handling policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

13 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 13 fields
  • Local falls risk tool{{LOCAL_FALLS_RISK_TOOL}}
  • Hoist and equipment policy{{HOIST_AND_EQUIPMENT_POLICY}}
  • Post fall protocol{{POST_FALL_PROTOCOL}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run falls prevention and safe patient handling: Assessing risk, moving and transferring patients safely training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, annually, and after a falls review or new equipment.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, healthcare assistants and care staff on hospital wards and in care homes, including new starters and staff revalidating annually; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead, with the moving and handling lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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