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The psychosocial implications of back injury at work

12 June 1996

Nursing Standard

Clinical

The Health and Safety Commission (1991) stated that nurses as a group suffer more injuries than miners or builders. While most injuries are related to lifting...

Managers’ attitudes towards mechanical aids

23 April 1997

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reports a study of the attitudes of NHS management and financial personnel to issues of moving and handling, in particular the use of mechanical aids....

Hand-arm vibration syndrome: a guide for nurses

17 February 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

It is estimated that 1.2 million workers are now exposed to hazardous levels of vibration in their work. In the year 1995-1996, over 3,000 new cases of hand-arm...