For Patients

The FICM is passionate about improving patient care and also the experience of intensive care, not just for our patients but also for their relatives and families

We hope this section of the website will help to explain the patient journey before, during and after admission to an Intensive Care Unit. Within these pages you will find answers to frequently asked questions about your stay in Intensive Care, videos explaining what can happen during and after your stay and also some further written information. 

The information is for critical care patients, their relatives and healthcare staff. 

What is Intensive Care?

Our thanks to

The videos in this section were produced by Dr William English and Mrs Sarah Bean and shared with kind permission by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working group: Dr Richard Benson, Ms Pauline Elliott, Dr William English and Mrs Sarah Bean.

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What is Intensive Care?
ICUs are for patients who need additional support that cannot be provided in a normal ward setting
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Admission to Intensive Care
We work with all our patients to try to always offer the best and most appropriate treatment
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Your stay in Intensive Care
In intensive care you will be looked after by a team of professionals. Our goal is to provide the best possible care and support for our patients and their families
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Progress and Getting Better Whilst in Hospital
Recovering from critical illness and what happens next
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Children, Families and Critical Care
It is normal to want to be with your relative when they are on critical care
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Recovery after Intensive Care
A significant part of the recovery process often occurs after patients are discharged from hospital
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Further patient resources
Information on nutrition after critical illness
Resources
Useful Links for Patients and Relatives
Useful information for patients and relatives from partner organisations
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Critical care research
Some critical care units actively participate in patient research

Do you have a patient resource to share? 
Please contact the Faculty to dicuss.

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