| Danielle is a lecturer who has specialized in
the handling and safe movement of patients and other loads. She
is widely recognised as one of the leading experts in this field.
She is committed to improving techniques to reduce the number of
injuries being suffered by nurses and others caring for people.
Danielle is equally committed to reducing the injuries to patients
and the damage to their mobility and recovery caused by inappropriate
manual handling.
She contributed a large proportion of the practical section of
the latest edition of the Guide to the Handling of Patients. This
is widely regarded as the leading publication in the field of patient
handling.
Danielle has a wide knowledge of Safe Handling and Moving techniques.
She uses this knowledge to help management and staff to see how
they can, simply, solve their problems and stop injuries. She is
accomplished at overcoming the natural resistance to the changes
which need to be introduced.
Danielle has been a nurse since she completed her initial training
at St Mary's Hospital Praed Street London in 1971. She became a
tutor in 1982. Danielle has worked at:-
The American Hospital in Paris
Cuckfield Hospital
The Princess Grace Hospital
Medway Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital
Lewisham and Guys Hospitals
Danielle has several areas of activity:-
Through her own organisation she provides consultation to hospitals
and nursing homes in all aspects of safe handling and movement.
The services which are available include a range of training courses
for staff, key trainers and general staff.
She acts as Expert Witness in cases where nurses and other carers
are seeking compensation for injuries. Danielle has been consulted
in over 900 cases. She acts on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.
She has been asked to act in cases involving patients who have
been
injured as well as accidents to nurses and carers.
Danielle has obtained her Masters Degree in Health Ergonomics
at the University of Surrey. Her thesis investigated handling injuries
to nurses, carers and patients in the health care setting.
Danielle has spoken on safe handling and movement of patients and
loads at a number of seminars and conferences.
Danielle has produced the following publications:
Julien D. (1986) Learning to Care on the Orthopaedic Ward Hodder
and Stoughton.
Pheasant S, Holmes D, Stubbs (1991) Back Pain in Nurses: Some Ergonomic
Factors Paper presented at the Ergonomic Conference on the 18th
April 1991
Holmes D, (1994) Implications of the EC Manual Handling of Loads
Directive for Nurse Managers. British Journal of Nursing 3(22):1173-1178.
Lloyd P., Fletcher B., Holmes D., Tarling C., Tracy M., Revised
4th Ed : (February 1998). The Guide to The Handling of Patients.
The National Back Pain Association in collaboration with the Royal
College of Nursing.
Holmes D, Safer Handling in a Surgical Unit, in Manley K., Bellman
L., (2000) Surgical Nursing - Advancing Practice, Churchill Livingstone,
pp 605-636
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