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Once again, HD creates more exclusive solutions. This time for Bariatric patients
Our plus size range of slide sheets can be used as bariatric moving and handling equipment, enabling healthcare professionals to assist and aid obese individuals to be comfortable in bed during hospital stays.
The 100% cotton Flexicare 4-Way In-Bed Management System is perfect for bariatric patient care, especially those who require 24-hour in-bed care and support. It’s also a great product for out-patients who are ready to be relocated back home.
Health professionals can use the 4-way glide sheet for moving bariatric patients in all directions without directly handling them, promoting dignity and easy patient turning, as well as ensuring safe manual handling.
Suitable for use with hoists, the two-panel system enables up/down manoeuvres, turning, swivelling, sitting up, transferring, and turning bariatric patients into a side-prone position while integral locking panels mean a safe position can be secured, even when sitting.
The Octopannus, a device to help with Pannus Hygiene
For plus size/bariatric patients, Hospital Direct’s Octopannus is used to support the pannus (stomach area) and limbs, allowing for medical cleaning and improved hygiene, as well as assisting with catheterisation and probing procedures during bariatric patient care.
The Octopannus has been designed to eliminate heavy manual lifting of the bariatic patient’s pannus, thus reducing musculoskeletal injuries for staff and carers. The Octopannus also requires minimal training to learn how to use.
Simple to insert and reposition, the Octopannus is made from a soft and comfortable fabric to improve patient care and also eliminates the need for hospital staff to reach over the patient or bed; ensuring staff are moving and handling bariatric patients safely.

