Critical Care is a term now used for an area in the hospital, which provides two levels of care for patients, although in some hospitals this may be in two separate areas. These patients will be the sickest patients in the hospital from a severe illness or injury. The aim is to achieve the best possible recovery, although this is not always possible and because they are so ill, some patients will die in Critical Care. When recovery becomes impossible the focus of care changes to making the patient as comfortable as possible.
The information below is aimed at patients and relatives who are going through the critical care journey.
The information below is aimed at patients and relatives who are going through the critical care journey.
Scan the QR code on your mobile phone and it will take you on a virtual tour of critical care .....
If you dont have a QR scanner you can download it free from your app store.
If you dont have a QR scanner you can download it free from your app store.
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To take a look around a critical care bed space click on the next image above.
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Useful links for further information
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ICUsteps are the intensive care patient support charity
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Four videos have been prepared by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine to help patients with nutritional support after critical care.
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Patient Experiences
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This is a short video of ex critical care patients sharing their experiences of their time spent on critical care.
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