Patient Handling Manikin
The Patient Handling Manikin is a lifelike training dummy designed to simulate a real patient for practicing safe lifting, transferring, positioning, and mobility assistance. Ideal for healthcare, nursing, and caregiver training, it helps improve technique and reduce injury risk for both patients and professionals.
The Patient Handling Manikin is a high-quality, full-body training aid developed to teach and assess best practices in patient movement and manual handling. Designed to simulate the realistic weight, shape, and articulation of a human body, it supports safe, repeatable training in a variety of healthcare and caregiving environments. With flexible joints and human-like proportions, this manikin allows caregivers, nurses, physiotherapists, and medical students to practice key patient handling techniques such as bed-to-chair transfers, repositioning in bed, hoist use, fall recovery, and assisted walking. Its soft outer shell provides comfort and realism during close-contact scenarios, while internal reinforcement ensures durability through repeated use. Key Features: Realistic Weight & Articulation: Accurately mimics an unconscious or non-cooperative patient for true-to-life handling. Durable, Medical-Grade Materials: Withstands repeated lifting, turning, and repositioning in clinical and training settings. Jointed Limbs & Soft Body: Allows for natural movement, dressing practice, and patient care simulations. Multiple Sizes & Weights Available: Adaptable to various training levels, from lightweight practice dummies to bariatric models. Safe for Manual & Equipment-Based Transfers: Compatible with slide sheets, hoists, wheelchairs, and other patient-moving aids. The Patient Handling Manikin is an essential tool for training professionals to move patients safely and confidently, reducing the risk of injury and promoting dignity in care. Who Uses Them? Just a few of our customers in the Health & Care sector in the UK Age UK – Training Centres Bedford NHS Hospital Beechdales Health Centre – Walsall Bristol Royal Infirmary BUPA Care Services Cambridge University Hospital Careflight Care Principals Ltd Castleford & Normington District Hospital Colchester Hospital NHS Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust Ealing Hospital NHS ICO trust East Cheshire NHS Trust East Surrey Hospital East London NHS Foundation Trust Epsom & St Helier Uni Hospital NHS Trust Frimley park hospital Glenfield General Hospital – Leicester Handle With Care Training Ltd Hazelhurst Nursing Home Hospital Aids LPS Training & Consultancy Nelson Hospital – London Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Phoenix STS Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT Royal Marsden Hospital – London Sandwell Primary Care Trust Sherwood Forest Hospitals Southampton General Hospital Stretford Memorial Hospital Sunderland Royal Hospital The Care Bureau The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS The Wellington Hospital West Suffolk Hospital Princess Alexander Hospital – Loganholme
