Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

Contact Details
  • Address: Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, E11 1NR
  • ICU Department Contact Details - 02085395522
  • Faculty Tutor Name: Dr Tom Parker - Thomas.parker@nhs.net
Unit Structure
  • Number of Beds: 17                        
  • Number of Admissions per year: Level 3: 250      Level 2: 500
  • Percentage of Elective vs Emergency Admissions: 10% elective 90% emergency (of total admissions)
Overview of Case Mix within the Unit:

 

  • Adult Critical Care at Whipps Cross consists of 17 beds split across two units.  All beds are commissioned to provide up to level 3 care.
  • We have over 750 admissions annually, from a broad range of medical and surgical specialties. 
  • Our surgical workload consists of emergency/unplanned care in addition, to support a healthy programme of elective urological, colorectal, upper GI, gynaecological and robotic surgery.
  • There is no split site working within this Unit
Research projects being undertaken within this Unit:

Current research projects:

  • Rehab - Remote rehabilitation after ICU
  • Airways 3 - iGel Vs ETT for in hospital cardiac arrest
  • Awake Prone - awake proning in non-COVID T1RF patients

In the feasibility stage:

  • GuARDS - steroids in ARDS
Overview of the staffing for the Unit (including medical, ACCP, AHPs)

Our ‘core staffing’ consists of 2 airway trained residents from both Anaesthesia and ICM training programmes and a Critical Care Fellow.  In addition, we have resident doctors undertaking designated blocks of ICM training who contribute additional Critical Care staffing during the day.

Ours is a 1:8 rota pattern with long day shifts running 8:00-21:00 and night shifts 20:00-09:00.  Standard days run 8:00-18:00.

Training

Training opportunities when working at this Unit:
  • Training in point of care ultrasound - FUSIC Heart
  • Opportunity to attend theatre for airway experience
  • Exposure to paediatric emergencies
  • Interhospital transfers 
  • Acting up as an ICM Consultant (for Stage 3 trainees)

  • Other: Simulation
Departmental Teaching:
  • Weekly protected ICM teaching on Wednesdays, usually at 2pm.
  • ICM Case or Article of the Month. Last Friday of the month, at 2pm.
  • Intensive Care Essentials Course – February & August as part of unit induction process for those new to ICM

Details of clinical governance meeting days and/or M & M:                            

  • Monthly Mortality & Morbidity Meeting
  • Monthly Quality and Safety Governance Meeting
The medical specialties and subspecialties it is possible to complete within theTrust/Health Board:
  • Stage 1:  Emergency Medicine, Medicine & Anaesthesia   
  • Stage 2:   
  • Neuro ICM 
  • Paediatric ICM 
  • Cardiothoracic ICM 
Other facilities: 
  • In addition to staff rest areas within Critical Care, residents have access to the Anaesthetics department which includes non-clinical workspace, on-call rest facilities and a kitchen for preparation and storage of  hot and cold food and drinks