Healthcare professionals asked for a stretcher that supports their workflow, not one that adds physical strain. Anetic Aid listened and responded.
Building on the trusted QA3 Stretcher platform, Anetic Aid introduced the QA3 Drive range: a smart, motor-assisted stretcher designed to make patient transport safer, easier and less physically demanding for clinical teams.

Manual handling during patient transport can require significant physical effort, especially when manoeuvring stretchers along long corridors or on ramps. Clinical staff needed a solution that offered:
Anetic Aid set out to meet these needs without compromising the quality and comfort the QA3 line is known for.
Reducing push and pull forces is particularly relevant in the UK healthcare sector, where HSE guidance emphasises the need to assess and reduce manual handling risks.
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By integrating the esense Up drive wheel, Anetic Aid developed the QA3 Drive stretcher, a compact, lightweight and highly manoeuvrable system featuring:
The intelligent esense drive system automatically supports the operator’s movement, enabling controlled and effortless transport, even on gradients up to 10°. The QA3 Drive was designed for patient transport, examination and intubation.
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Hospitals across the UK are using the QA3 Drive Stretcher to:
What others say
"...chance to embed risk prevention and staff welfare"
“Budgets must be justified, but we knew any injury causing extended sick leave would significantly impact staffing. This was our chance to embed risk prevention and staff welfare into our capital replacement program.”

Sr. Charge Practicioner, UK
About investment in patient transport stretchers with esense drive.