Moving and Handling

At The Occupational Therapy Service, we specialise in providing expert solutions in moving and handling.

Our goal is to empower individuals to engage in meaningful activity safely and comfortably while ensuring caregivers can provide support in a safe, effective and sustainable way.

Our approach to moving and handling

At The Occupational Therapy Service we strongly believe that every individual has unique mobility needs and moving and handling solutions should be designed to address these in a person-centred and inclusive way that enables an individual to engage and participate in meaningful occupation.

Our team of manual handling experts are passionate in finding solution-focused and innovate approaches to manual handling complexities.

We work closely with clients, families, care providers and case management teams to provide holistic manual handling risk assessments creating bespoke moving and handling plans that enhance the independence and dignity of the person.

We work with clients and care agencies to ensure care staff are up-to-date and trained in all techniques and specialist equipment required for safe moving and handling while ensuring all legislative requirements are met. Risk assessments take place in a range of environments including clients’ homes, education settings and vocational settings.

Proportionate care

Proportionate care is a solution-focused approach designed to optimise care delivery while maintaining high safety and comfort standards. At the Occupational Therapy Service we provide services to local authorities across the UK by completing comprehensive reviews of community care packages identifying through robust risk assessment, where manual handling needs can be minimised. By implementing specialised techniques and assistive equipment, we help caregivers to confidently provide care with reduced strain and an increased efficiency of services.

Moving and handling training

We are here to provide tailored training in individuals’ homes to meet client and care team requirements.

Our team of experts are experienced in delivering manual handling training to statutory services, companies and care providers.

Following successful completion of training we provide all the necessary documentation to enable you to evidence your statutory and legislative requirements.

Get in touch

If you or a loved one requires specialised moving and handling support, The Occupational Therapy Service is here to help. Contact us to book an assessment and discover how our expert occupational therapy solutions can enhance safety, efficiency, and independence.