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- Positioning- Deliberate placement of the patient/service user or, a body part to promote physiological and/or psychological well-being. 
- Supporting to move- Assisting a person to move about their environment. Alternative termsMoving; handling, manual handling, handling, patient handling
- Care and support needs- The various practices and processes that a service puts in place to manage the assessed needs of the individual (service user). Alternative termsCare needs; support needs
- Enduring power of attorney- A legally recognised arrangement that lets a person plan ahead for a time when they may be unable to make certain decisions for themselves. 
- Mobility- The capacity to get around. Although impairments in bodily functioning can place restrictions on people’s mobility, the social model of disability would point to the restrictions caused by the physical environment, such as problems with access to buildings and transport. 
- Recommended diet- A diet, for example a low calorie diet, as recommended by a dietician team. 
- ProvidersA guide to healthcare inspections against the National Standards for Safer Better HealthcareUpdated
- Bedrail- A rail or board along the side of a bed, for example one that connects the headboard with the footboard. 
- Splint- A flexible or rigid supportive device used to maintain or support a joint of body part's position(s) to promote pain reduction or healing. 
- Ensuite- Used to describe a bathroom that is directly connected to a bedroom, usually for the sole use of the occupants of the bedroom. 
- Special care unit- A facility for children with very high support needs aged between 11 and 17 years of age which is intended to be a short-term, stabilising, safe and secure therapeutic environment. It is a premises, or a part of premises, comprising secure residential accommodation in which a child, in respect of whom a special care order or an interim special care order has been made, is detained for the purpose of the provision to that child of special care and includes accommodation and facilities required for the provision of special care. 
- Audit- An official examination of records and practices.