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The Supreme Court has handed down its verdict on the case of Y which considers when it is necessary to seek the approval of the court before Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration is withdrawn from a person with a prolonged disorder of consciousness. The Supreme Court...
The Faculty welcomes the initial top 3 priorities for the NHS confirmed by Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
The £487 million commitment of funding for technology is a positive step. The NHS needs to ensure it has the technological development to support patients,...
Back in April, the FICM issued a statement on the release of the GIRFT Cardiothoracic Surgery report. The GIRFT programme has now released a report on Cranial Neurosurgery, which recognises many of the same issues relating to capacity issues in critical care. In April...
The Faculty is pleased to see the announcement by Vaughan Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services in Wales, that there will be both a thorough review of critical care capacity in Wales and supporting recurrent funding of £15 million. Since the Faculty’s inception...
The Faculty welcome the publication of National Competency Framework for Regional Practitioners: Level 1, Patients & Enhanced Care Areas
''The FICM’s intention is to incorporate this into our Enhanced Care outcomes and we acknowledge the work put into this document by...
Today, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine are pleased to announce the publication of the Guidelines on the Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The guideline was a joint project with the Intensive Care Society and the recommendations are supported by the British Thoracic Society.
The purpose is to provide an...
In 2017 Health Education England committed to work with stakeholders to explore the factors that help or hinder education about antimicrobial resistance and to identify good practice materials for promotion.
We asked those that train healthcare workers what works well in an educational environment, what the challenges are and how Health...
Please click here to read a letter from Prof David Black and Dr Tom Gallacher updating all Training Programme Directors, Regional Advisers and Faculty Tutors regarding the Implementation of the Internal Medicine Curriculum.
If you have any questions about the letter please contact the Faculty at contact@ficm.ac.uk...
The National Guideline Centre (NGC) has been commissioned by NICE to update the guideline on Atrial fibrillation: management. They are currently recruiting the committee for this guideline. The advert details are listed on the NICE website at https://www.nice.org.uk/get-involved/our-committees/join-a-committee. The closing date is 11 July at 5pm.
They are specifically looking...
The Faculty is pleased to hear about government plans for a real increase in NHS funding in England over the coming five years.
"We have been working over the last year with key healthcare stakeholders, including the DHSC and...