Calling all and any HCPs, please

[SerendipityJane]

(no googling 😀) Do you know what a Sara Stedy is ?

Yes. But that’s because I am an OT and could ‘prescribe’ one!

I’m a neuro speech therapist…I think it’s to help with transfers but not 100%!

Yep

Yep .. but don't t need one yet 😂

Yes and my favourite piece of equipment

Yes (ex nurse), used to use on the wards.

I only wanted 3 replies.

Gave a friend a lift to have their HRT implant renewed today. As usual I drop them off adn wait for a call to pick them up whilst coffeeing it.

They were a bit longer than usual today. Despite being seen bang on time.

They use a wheelchair and cannot transfer unaided. The delay was because 2 HCPs in the hospital had "never heard" of a Sara Stedy. Their only recourse was to dragoon a younger HCP (so 3 in total) to do the old manual heave-ho.

Obviously my friend was upset and confused by this.

I have said I will accompany them next time. Somehow I sadly believe the outcome will be miraculously different.

Thanks for your replies - you've won me a bet.

Tended to just call it ‘the Stedy’ though

Yes because I’ve used them frequently at work.

No.

Paediatric nurse though, might that be why?

Sorry @SerendipityJane I’m not sure what you mean? Two HCPs had never heard of a Sara Stedy - do you mean they didn’t know how to work one? Did your friend ask them to use one but they didn’t know what is was??

Yes, I'm a nurse, and we use them frequently.

Only know because my mum used one, hadn't heard of it at work (clinical but not staff)

I know what one is but I wouldn't be competent to use one and it's not a bit of kit I encounter routinely and using one isn't part of my job role. (Registered Nurse)

Yes, know what a stedy is. What role are the hcp you're talking about?

Yes, even though I worked in paeds. I worked in a hospice and some of our older teens needed a Stedy for transfers.

More recently I used one with DH.

Paramedic - not a scooby. What is it?

i was a manual handling trainer as part of my role and no, i've never heard it called that, it would be a sit-stand device or perhaps possibly an Arjo anywhere i ever worked!

Oncologist - our nurses use them all the time.

Yes. One lovely old man used to say 'Here she is. The beautiful Sara' whenever she appeared 😁

Yep.

If she was going to an OP dept for an appointment I wouldn't be that surprised if those staff were unaware of all the transfer aids. And, depending on how close OP buildings are to IP wards, not likely to be able to lay their hands on one.

Yes but it's a particular brand name so if a different type is in use in their organisation they may not recognise the "brand name" but would know if the generic name was used. I admit I looked questioningly at a colleague when they referred to such a device by a different brand name I was unfamiliar with.

These things cost a fortune and usually found on wards rather than an OP setting.

Most HCP would recognise one as we have manual handling training. They’re not always referred to by that name.

You learn how to use them in your yearly mandatory-moving and handling training.
Were they nurse's? I hope not.

p.s. if shes going in again she needs to ask for a stand aid - the sara steady is a brand type and only 1 type of many so it totally depends what equipment is procured/used in that particular department.