Event ~ Critical Care Conference 2021: Learning from Crisis

Critical Care Conference 2021: Learning from Crisis

May 25^th 2021 marked our first NHS ICU virtual conference, we opened the debate on critical care performance and best practices recently following the Covid-19 outbreak, over 150 NHS intensive and critical care staff logged in and shared experiences and discussed strategic improvements with some of the sectors leading professionals

The Covid-19 outbreak has shown many aspects of the health and care system at its best. Health and care workers have responded with outstanding dedication and skill; clinicians and managers have gone above and beyond to rapidly develop new ways of delivering services safely; hospitals have joined forces to offer each other mutual aid and ensure the continued provision of essential services; and in some areas NHS, local government and other local services have worked together like never before to co-ordinate their responses and support communities. The crisis has also undermined public support for the NHS and for care staff. KingsFund

Intensive Care can be a difficult experience for both patients and their families. Fortunately, and as mentioned above by the King’s Fund, the NHS is truly blessed to have such an invaluable asset that is unwavering in the face of crisis, this asset is of course… you! The NHS Workforce,

Adult Critical Care underpins all secondary and specialist adult services. Critical Care incorporates both intensive and high dependency care, stand-alone or combined.

Our upcoming conference will celebrate the staff and innovators that worked tirelessly to fight back against the Covid-19 outbreak.

As we celebrate the critical care workforce, we will also focus on some of the key challenges faced including budget constraints, supply shortages and bed blocking,

Hospitals had to double and, in some cases, triple their stock of intensive care beds during the pandemic to cope with the number of patients, The UK is towards the bottom of the European league table for intensive care beds per head of population. Whilst the UK has 7.3 intensive care beds per 100,000 people, Germany has 33.8 and the USA 34.3. We also have comparatively fewer than France, Italy, Australia and Spain.

Join us as we discuss these current challenges with some sector leaders in an informal and secure environment, NHS critical and intensive care staff are provided will fully be funded and CPD accredited delegate passes for the session, your pass includes:

Live presentation provided by sector-leading peers.