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Older People's Rights (Health Care)

We should focus not just on abstract training, which can often be quite legalistic, but on the practicalities. Health and safety legislation has resulted in many nurses and carers in care homes being discouraged from undertaking the lifting that was commonplace in the past. Training has always been required to enable somebody to lift well, without causing bruising to vulnerable people who are susceptible to bruising. Training at that level is also a human right in relation to professional skills, and we should, for example, train people to lift, rather than simply inform them about the legal issues.