All of the latest new items from FICM can be found here.
It is the expectation that trained ACCPs working on medical rotas in critical care continue to do so to support the entire workforce during the pandemic. In these challenging times there will inevitably be blurring of tasks and activities to ensure safe care is delivered. ACCPs are well placed to be...
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Dear colleagues,
As more information regarding critical care treatment for COVID-19 is gathered from around the world, especially from our colleagues in Italy, it is important to constantly review all guidance that has been issued.
There...
Please see the following joint letter from the Chair of the National Adult Critical Care Clinical Reference Group and our Dean that describes the background to the publication of the NICE Guidance in this area
With escalating pressures within the critical care workforce, the FICM ACCP Sub-Committee has issued the following guidance on utilising trainee ACCPs.
Trainee ACCPs should not be considered to work in the role if:
•They are in the first 6 months of training.
•They have...
Update on FICM activities in light of COVID-19
Firstly, and most importantly, thank you for all you are already doing and will continue to look after our patients during the growing outbreak. The website launched this afternoon, www.icmanaesthesiacovid-19.org, contains ongoing information and support related to the clinical and managerial aspects...
Anaesthetists working closely with intensive care doctors to tackle COVID-19
Updating of core skills can reduce pressures on critical care resources and enhances patient care for those who need it most
New multidisciplinary website launched today containing information, guidance & resources to tackle COVID-19
The expected surge in the number of COVID-19 patients...
New guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and endorsed by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine offer updated guidance on the diagnosis, assessment, care and management of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. Prolonged disorders of consciousness following sudden onset brain injury: National clinical guidelines is an updated version...
The Board of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is the main decision-making body of the Faculty, responsible for its overall direction and strategy. The 15 elected Board Members combine to make a supportive and proactive team. Come and join us!
Due to various succession factors, there will be three vacancies in this election. Elected candidates...
Since late 2015 the Faculty has been undertaking local workforce engagements, designed to bring together stakeholders from across a region to build up a picture of both key local workforce messages and trust-level projection data.
The eighth Regional Workforce Engagement Meeting was arranged for the Thames Valley region, and this took place at the Thames Lido...