Admission to critical care may be pre-planned. For example, this could be for close monitoring following major surgery. It may also be unplanned, such as following an accident, a severe infection or deterioration in your condition on our hospital wards.
Our Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) support ward staff in caring for patients who are acutely unwell or recovering from critical illness. Where appropriate, they support timely admission to critical care. CCOT practitioners are highly experienced, senior nurses with advanced skills in patient assessment and diagnosis.