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The Faculty welcomes the decision that the General Medical Council has been identified as the regulator for Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs). Whilst there are benefits to this outcome, including ensuring that all working to a medical rota are regulated under a unified model, it is more important...
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with the Professional Records Standards Body have launched brand new digital engagement initiative, The Doctors' Download.
The aim of Doctors' Download is to engage the whole of the medical profession in a debate about their digital experiences and expectations. This...
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is very pleased to see the launch of the final report from the Welsh Government’s Task and Finish Group on Critical Care.
The key recommendations from the report are:
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and the Intensive Care Society (ICS) are excited to launch the second edition of the Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS).
The first edition of GPICS (2015) was a landmark publication on behalf of the adult critical care community. It has...
The Faculty is pleased to see the publication of new independent research into the rates of referral for different groups to the GMC, Fair to Refer? Reducing disproportionality in fitness to practise concerns reported to the GMC The report noted that some groups are still disproportionately likely...
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine welcomes the publication of the Independent review into gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide. This is a much needed review and assessment of the important area of manslaughter and homicide in healthcare.The recent legal situation involving Dr Bawa-Garba raised...
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine welcomes the publication of the NHS Interim People Plan. Some of the proposals align well with workstreams we are undertaking, including leadership, lifelong careers and training flexibility (through the curriculum review).
It is positive to see focus on the following areas:
The priority
"Transferring critically ill patients who may be suffering with several problems requiring multi organ support requires exceptional planning and requires the staff to be highly trained."
Dr Carl Waldmann, FICM Dean
On behalf of the Intensive Care Society (ICS) and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) we are delighted to...
The Faculty’s End of Life Working Party has now released Care at the End of Life: A guide to best practice, discussions and decision-making in and around critical care for open consultation.
This document aims to cover a range of best practice guidance around decision-making at the end of...
The Faculty welcome the publication of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s (HSIB) new report Recognising and Responding to Critically Unwell Patients which covers an important area.
We welcome the recommendation to develop a National Deterioration Board and look forward to being part of this work, which...