There are probably two main reasons for this occurring. Particularly in the field of manual handling the water appears increasingly muddied with regard to what information came from where/ who/ when, and it is known that many people do not query these various key issues when presenting or developing programmes. Many people have said to MovES Ltd personnel over the years that information has been lifted from the NMAHM® into other course programmes. This seems to suggest that at least elements of the NMAHM® have been uptaken, and disseminated outwith the necessary background context having been set
and without seeking and/ or gaining necessary permission for use of copyright or trade-marked materials.
Although MovES Ltd have generally been quite generous with regard to granting permission to NMAHM® students to use MovES Ltd information, this has primarily been subject to the information being presented within an appropriate NMAHM® context, for the support and protection of all parties involved – including the NMAHM® itself and have been granted to those MovES Ltd students who have actually asked permission. It goes without saying that there are various professional issues which arise with regard to these points, and it is for the above reasons that MovES Ltd are currently taking various steps with regard to protecting the NMAHM®, and
bona fide
NMAHM® practitioners. The other factor may be due to the influence of the IOM/ HSE project; the Delphi exercise, and resultant consensus upon the principles to be employed when manual handling has shifted substantially,
ominously closer to the copyrighted and trade-marked property
although not yet fully towards NMAHM® practice.
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