These are questions I constantly get asked.
So, what does PMVA mean?
PMVA stands for the ‘Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression’.
Which is basically a healthcare term for Physical Restraint (also known as Physical Intervention, Control and Restraint, Positive Handling, MVA, etc., etc.).
It is primarily used to prevent a service user or patient harming themselves or others.
PMVA training is not a qualification or an endorsed or recognised standard of any kind.
It is just a healthcare term for Physical Restraint Training.
That’s it.
Our BTEC Level 3 Restraint Instructor Award Course is a PMVA Trainer Course – https://nfps.info/physical-intervention-trainer-course/
And many healthcare organisations already use our training to train their PMVA trainers.
This is because our course comes with a BTEC Level 3 qualification.
If you’d like to know more you can view our course here – https://nfps.info/physical-intervention-trainer-course/ (and there is a video on our course webpage about all of the difference names and what they mean).
Or simply drop me an email and we can arrange to have a chat over the phone to clarify any further questions you may have.
My email is – markdawes@nfps.info.
Other recommended videos to watch –
Who Would Be Liable For Giving Illegal Information, Instruction and Training (With Regards to Physical Intervention, Self-Defence, Handcuffing etc.) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqbwfvGIaRE
The Implications of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20prVGx9VD0&t=95s
Department of Health & Social Care Letter Jan 2022 Re: BILD and the RRN – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na2g8-QGz2c
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