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8 blog posts
  • Ciara Collins Ciara Collins 24 May 2024

    Martha's Rule

    Phase one of Martha's Rule will be implemented in the NHS in April 2024. Once fully implemented; patients, families, carers and advocates will have access to a rapid review from a separate team if they are worried about a persons condition or treatment plan. This rule will a have an immediate impact on critical care outreach teams who will be required to carry out the rapid review and refer accordingly.

  • Gail Mander Gail Mander 30 Apr 2024

    Tissue Donation - Information for Healthcare Professionals

    Up to 50 people can benefit from tissue donated from 1 donor, but despite the amazing benefits that tissue donation can bring and the comfort that donation can give to bereaved families, it is a subject that many health care professionals know little about. 

  • RFDS Paul Ingram Paul Ingram 30 Apr 2024

    Critical Care at 30,000ft

    Transporting a Critical Care patient within a hospital is sometimes a difficult and dangerous task. At 30,000ft transporting a Critical Care patient from hospital to hospital or accident scene to a hospital can be even more difficult and dangerous when combined with the aviation environment.

  • Phil Walton Phil Walton 30 Apr 2024

    Organ donation and the Emergency Department

    With the introduction of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act on 20 May 2020, the subject of organ donation and transplantation again has a spotlight shone on it. The Emergency Department plays a pivotal role in the admission and stabilisation of patients with a perceived devastating brain injury and this talk breaks down that process in the context of organ donation and the amazing gift it may bring.

  • Cathy Miller Cathy Miller 23 Apr 2024

    Organ donation - critical care perspective

    The system of organ donation changed in England (on 20 May 2020) to an opt out system. It is important for critical care colleagues to understand about the law change and what it means to your practice. Also, to know what support and resources are there to help you, when caring for potential donors and their families.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 28 Feb 2024

    Gaslight

    This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of ֱgaslightingֱ - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.

  • Dr Nadeem Khan Dr Nadeem Khan 25 Jan 2024

    Highlighting some of the toxic elements of the critical care working environment

    This blog highlights the toxic and unpleasant aspect of the critical care working envirnment which are linked to critical care nurses' intentions into leave. 

  • Marie-Clare Ratcliffe Marie-Clare Ratcliffe 21 Jun 2023

    Implementing Call 4 Concern (C4C) patient and relative activated Critical Care Outreach

    Implementing the Call 4 Concern (C4C) service: patient and relative activated Critical Care Outreach.