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Moving And Handling Back Care Projects   (Tandridge, Redhill, Reigate and Guildford and Waverley)

Click here to download the latest back care newsletter (May 2006)

The project is managed by Action For Carers Surrey and employs three Back Care Advisors  to provide information, advice and training to carers on all aspects of moving and handling. Without the right support and training carers may be prone to back injuries and back pain especially if they are required to move and handle on a frequent basis. Older carers are particularly vulnerable the frailer they become and as they become subject to more degenerative conditions themselves e.g. heart disease or arthritis. Young Carers are also at high risk from injury and their future health and development is likely to be affected.

What could happen to you:

Physical

  • Soft tissue damage due to difficult hand holds e.g. bruising

  • Joint strains due to heavy loads being suspended by frail joints

  • Joint pain, stiffness after repeated strain

  • Deterioration from poor positioning

The effect:

  • Increased tiredness

  • Joint strains due to repeated moving and handling

  • Discomfort, pain

  • Poor levels of motivation

  • Hostility towards the cared for person

  • Increased level of sickness and absence from work

  • Reduced income

  • Change of lifestyle, inability to pursue interests etc

As well as providing advice, information and training, the Back Care Advisers can provide short term equipment loans and negotiate on your behalf with Social Services and the Health Services.

 For further information contact

Jane Rowe Back Care Adviser / Trainer Reigate & Redhill 
(office line) 01737 226586
(mobile phone) 07734 845302
Click here to e mail Jane.

Jane works part time Monday to Wednesday 9:30am - 3:30pm.

You may also contact

Annie Ruff
Back Care Advisor / Trainer Tandridge
(office line:) 01737 224935
Click here to  e mail Annie

Annie works part time Monday to Thursday (Contact Annie for times)

Sarah Brewster
Back Care Advisor / Trainer Guildford and Waverley
(office line) 01483 533645
(Mobile)  07841 231198
 
Click here to e mail Sarah

Sarah works fulltime Monday to Friday 9 - 5

 

 

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You may be referred to the service  by:

  •  The East Surrey Carers Support Association ,The Caterham Youth & Community Centre
    91a Godstone Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 6RE Telephone: 01883 347900
    Fax: 01883 347900 e mail: csw@escsa.freeserve.co.uk

  • Carers Support Guildford,17 Haydon Place, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LL
    Telephone: 01483 458123
    Email: carersguildford@aol.com
  • Carers Development Worker, Brightwells, Gostrey Centre, Brightwells Road, Farnham
    Surrey GU9 7SB  Telephone: 01252 718166

  • Social Services

  •  Health Services (E.G. GP, District Nurse).

Click here to view the "Handling Back care For Carers Report" this is a PDF document which has a size of 1.79mb.

There are also  Back Care Advisors in Spelthorne, Woking, Surrey Heath, West Elmbridge  Runnymede, Banstead. Epsom and Ewell. These projects are not managed by Action for Carers (Surrey) 

For further information contact

The Back Care Advisers for Banstead, Epsom and Ewell Telephone 01737 737100

The Back Care Advisers for Spelthorne , Woking, Surrey Heath, and Runnymede Telephone 01932 568910

 

last updated September 2007

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