Marsden 903 Trolley, Mobile Trolley for Baby Scales, Hand-Built in Yorkshire
- Hand-built mobile trolley for Marsden baby scales, manufactured in Yorkshire, providing a stable, height-appropriate weighing station for M-300, M-320, M-400 and M-410 scales in neonatal units, health visitor clinics and GP baby surgeries.
- Raises the baby scale to a comfortable clinical working height, eliminating the floor-level bending required when baby scales are used without a trolley, reducing cumulative lower back strain for health visitors, midwives and neonatal nursing staff during high-frequency weighing rounds.
- Mobile design with castors for room-to-room transport, supporting flexible deployment across clinical areas in hospitals, health centres and community clinics without requiring the scale to be carried separately or placed on a desk or examination couch.
- Durable construction for daily clinical use, with a stable platform ensuring the baby scale remains secure during infant weighing, and a design that accommodates multiple Marsden baby scale models without scale-specific adaptation.
Marsden 903 Trolley: Hand-Built Mobile Stand for Baby Scales in Clinical Environments
The Marsden 903 Trolley is a purpose-built mobile trolley that raises Marsden baby scales to a clinical working height for neonatal units, health visitor clinics and GP baby surgeries, eliminating the floor-level bending and ergonomic compromise of using baby scales at desk height or on examination couches. Hand-built in Yorkshire using durable materials, the 903 Trolley is compatible with the M-300, M-320, M-400 and M-410 baby scales and provides a stable, mobile weighing station that can be moved between clinical rooms on lockable castors without disassembling the scale between each location.
For clinical settings where baby weighing is a high-frequency daily activity, the 903 Trolley directly supports NHS Moving and Handling Policy compliance by reducing the repetitive bending associated with floor-level or desk-level baby scale use across a full clinical shift.
Product Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Mobile trolley with castors |
| Construction | Hand-built in Yorkshire, UK |
| Compatible Scales | Marsden M-300, M-320, M-400, M-410 baby scales |
| Mobility | Castors for room-to-room transport |
| Clinical Benefit | Clinical working height, reduces bending for practitioners |
| Deployment | Neonatal units, health visitor clinics, GP baby surgeries |
Clinical and Ergonomic Compliance
NHS Moving and Handling Policy and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require healthcare employers to reduce manual handling risk to staff, including risks arising from repetitive bending and awkward postures during routine clinical tasks. Baby scale weighing performed without a trolley, at floor level or on a low surface, requires the practitioner to repeatedly adopt a stooped posture during infant placement, weighing and removal, a posture associated with cumulative lower back injury risk in health visitors and neonatal nursing staff who complete multiple weighing sessions per shift. The 903 Trolley places the scale at a standing clinical working height, significantly reducing the bending angle and the musculoskeletal load per weighing episode across a clinical working day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Marsden baby scales are compatible with the 903 Trolley?
The 903 Trolley is compatible with the M-300, M-320, M-400 and M-410 baby scales. The M-310 sling scale is handheld and does not require or use a trolley. The M-700 has its own integrated column and castors and does not need an external trolley. For any other Marsden baby scale model, contact Marsden to confirm trolley compatibility before ordering, as scale tray dimensions vary across the range and the 903 Trolley platform is sized to specific models.
Does the 903 Trolley affect the accuracy of the baby scale placed on it?
No. The 903 Trolley provides a stable, level platform for the baby scale and does not interfere with the scale's load cell mechanism or weighing accuracy. The scale is placed on the trolley platform and levelled using the scale's own adjustable feet where fitted, exactly as it would be on any stable flat surface. The Tare function on the scale is used in the normal way to zero out the reading before placing the infant, regardless of whether the scale is on the trolley or on any other surface.
Part of our Class III approved Medical Scales and Measuring range. Medical scale accessories ensure accurate calibration and optimal performance of clinical weighing equipment across care settings.
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- Hand-built mobile trolley for Marsden baby scales, manufactured in Yorkshire, providing a stable, height-appropriate weighing station for M-300, M-320, M-400 and M-410 scales in neonatal units, health visitor clinics and GP baby surgeries.
- Raises the baby scale to a comfortable clinical working height, eliminating the floor-level bending required when baby scales are used without a trolley, reducing cumulative lower back strain for health visitors, midwives and neonatal nursing staff during high-frequency weighing rounds.
- Mobile design with castors for room-to-room transport, supporting flexible deployment across clinical areas in hospitals, health centres and community clinics without requiring the scale to be carried separately or placed on a desk or examination couch.
- Durable construction for daily clinical use, with a stable platform ensuring the baby scale remains secure during infant weighing, and a design that accommodates multiple Marsden baby scale models without scale-specific adaptation.