National Guidelines
Adult critical care transfer need coordination, triage, decision-support and transfer of critically ill patients. These transfers are carried out safely in the hands of highly skilled critical care unit staff who are trained to monitor and manage the needs of the patient during the transfer. Furthermore specialised equipment is also needed to transfer critically ill patients.
Guidance from the Intensive Care Society (ICS) and the Faculty of Intensive CareMedicine (FICM) provides the standard to which all critical caretransfers should adhere to.
To access the guidance please click on the link below: