07 · Critical & Emergency Care Center
Critical Care
The hospital's safety net for the sickest patients.
Consultants
6+
Sub-specialties
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Overview.
Our critical care unit is the hospital's safety net for the sickest patients, staffed 24/7 by intensivist consultants and specialist nurses at the highest UK staffing ratios. Care covers post-operative high-risk patients, severe sepsis, respiratory failure and multi-organ failure, with daily multidisciplinary rounds and family conferences built into the schedule. Step-down beds support a smooth recovery from critical illness back to the ward.
Conditions
What we treat
- Severe sepsis & septic shock
- Acute respiratory failure
- Acute heart failure
- Major trauma resuscitation
- Post-operative high-risk care
- Multi-organ failure
- Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
- Severe pneumonia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Severe pancreatitis
- Brain injury & coma
- Drug overdose & poisoning
Services
Procedures & services
- Mechanical ventilation
- Non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP, CPAP)
- Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- Vasopressor & inotropic support
- Central venous & arterial line insertion
- Bedside echocardiography
- Bronchoscopy & lung lavage
- Tracheostomy
- Plasma exchange
- Targeted temperature management
- Multidisciplinary daily rounds
- Family communication & end-of-life care
Patient pathway
A considered journey, from referral to follow-up.
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Refer or book
Direct booking, or referral from Family Medicine or your GP.
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Consultation
History, examination and initial work-up with a named consultant.
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Investigation & diagnosis
Same-day imaging and physiology where possible.
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Treatment & follow-up
Medical, interventional or surgical, with shared decision-making.
Our consultants
The team that will care for you.
Questions before you book.
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