Accora's Clinical Corner: the 24-Hour approach to care
This session brings together the key themes explored across our recent webinars on the 24-Hour approach to care. Over the past 3 months, we’ve examined the impact this can have on person-centred care, manual handling, clinical reasoning, tissue viability and postural care.
This chatty, podcast-style webinar offers a relaxed and interactive space to revisit the most important clinical messages from the quarter. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance and during the session, creating an opportunity to explore real-world challenges, clarify key concepts, and deepen understanding of best practice when supporting individuals within the 24-Hour period.
We will also highlight relevant intervention solutions and explore practical strategies for teaching and supporting others, and we will share our 24-Hour care guide with attendees after the session to support ongoing learning and application in practice.
Whether you joined us throughout the series or are looking for a concise and practical summary, this session will consolidate learning and provide actionable insights to apply in practice.
Please submit your questions here.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles of a 24-hour approach to care and it's role in delivering person-centred outcomes.
- Recognise the importance of clinical reasoning when assessing and prescribing seating, postural care, and equipment.
- Identify key considerations for effective pressure care management within 24-hour postural and seating strategies.
- Understand how postural care, seating, and bed-based interventions work together to support comfort, safety, and function.
- Explore the impact of manual handling on positioning, independence, and overall care delivery.
- Apply learning from case examples to strengthen assessment, decision-making, and justification in practice.
- Translate clinical findings into holistic, person-centred care plans that incorporate seating, beds, and postural support.
- Reflect on key messages and integrate best practice into everyday clinical and care settings.
Meet our Experts:
Nicola Murphy
Nicola Murphy is a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist with experience within the inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Her experience spans across many specialities including oncology, surgery/ vascular, wheelchairs services, and elderly care.
Jayne Brewer
Jayne qualified as an OT in 1996 and has a wide range of clinical experience in acute and community settings. Her recent experience has been in Community Equipment Stores providing training and support to prescribers and commissioners.
Sarah Thompson
Sarah has always had a keen interest in Tissue Viability since becoming a registered nurse in 2002. Her experience varies from within a community setting, where she completed her Tissue Viability based degree in 2007. She then worked within the private sector to gain additional advanced wound care skills whilst working with a medical devices company specialised in wound healing. In 2010, Sarah became a Tissue Viability Nurse and shaped a specialised service within the acute sector for 7 years before returning to the community setting as a TVN.
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Chris Seal
Chris has been an Account Manager at Accora for six years, supporting customers across the South East and London. With strong product knowledge and a hands-on approach, he works closely with clinicians and care providers to help them choose the right equipment and get the best outcomes for their service users.