Recurring concern
Unsafe moving and handling of patients
- Reports that mention this concern
- 20
- Times this concern has been raised
- 23
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 14
What this concern includes
Includes failures of the dedicated patient moving and handling process, including moving and handling risk assessments, appropriate equipment, safe positioning or securing, and correct repositioning or transfer practices.
What is not included
- Excludes generic staffing, training, documentation or record-keeping failures unless they are explicitly tied to the patient moving and handling process.
- Excludes pressure-ulcer prevention and general personal-care failures that are not specifically about moving, handling, positioning or repositioning patients.
- Excludes unrelated clinical risk assessments, including VTE, falls or malnutrition assessments, unless the assertion concerns moving and handling itself.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Reports and published responses 20 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised1
Failure to regularly document repositioning
This report raised 7 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to secure patients safely in wheelchairs
This report raised 8 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
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Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Strengthen wheelchair-safety training with dedicated guidance and complete one-to-one supervision sessions for all staff.
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Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Disseminate wheelchair-safety guidance through laminated copies at nurses’ stations and copies in relevant resident care-plan folders.
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Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Provide full-group refresher training on wheelchair safety, appropriate dressing, oral-fluid encouragement and updated welfare-check documentation after restrictions are lifted.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
The incident occurred on arrival at Muriel Street, not during hospital readmission, and the resident was neither in public nor unresponsive.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to use safety straps during patient transfer
This report raised 7 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Safety for Mangar Elk use is considered adequately managed by attending ambulance staff, despite the equipment lacking safety straps.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of sufficient training in moving and handling and pressure relief
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to provide appropriate positioning and personal care
This report raised 17 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to complete turning charts
This report raised 15 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to use safe post-fall handling for patients with possible head or cervical spine injury
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Rch Care Homes Limited
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Rch Care Homes Limited
Retrain all care-delivering staff in moving and handling through e-learning and competency-based workbooks.
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Rch Care Homes Limited
Instruct all staff not to move a person after a fall until a suitably trained person completes a full assessment.
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Concerns raised3
Failure to use the required trolley for patient transfer
Failure to complete handling assessments
Incomplete and poor repositioning records
This report raised 22 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Monitor documentation more closely and provide nurses with real-time feedback.
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Review and condense Acute Medical Unit documentation into multidisciplinary paperwork that directs care and reduces duplication.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to complete turning and repositioning charts
This report raised 15 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Conflicting falls-risk and manual-handling assessments for resident mobilisation
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Data last updated 7 September 2026