2025 Conference Gallery is available now 🎉
Why not take a moment to relax with a cup of tea, and reflect on an incredible event ☕
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✉️ Members have now received a survey, attendance certificates will be issued once complete!
#BACCNConf2025
SOA26 abstracts are open! 📣
Abstracts are at the heart of our State of the Art Congress, so if you're presenting:
• New research
• Quality improvement
• Early career work
• An educational talk
There's a place for you at #SOA26
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
For more: bit.ly/SOA26Abstract
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✨In her guest editorial, Karin Gerber reflects on “Marking 40 Years of the BACCN Conference: A Tradition of Excellence.”
A look back at four decades of learning, innovation, and community in critical care nursing.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/nicc...
#BACCN40 #CriticalCareNursing @baccnuk.bsky.social
Alongside more than 70 health and care organisations, we have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting asking the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to meaningfully engage with the health sector on the development of the 10-Year Workforce Plan for the #NHS.
Our Surgery in Intensive Care Medicine study day is nearly here so don't miss the chance to refresh your surgery knowledge!
Alan Timmins, Critical Care Pharmacist will discuss fluid shifts and pharmacology in an exploration of dosing surgical patients.
Book for 25th September!
bit.ly/surgery4ICM
NHS league tables are back. But are they really the right tool to drive improvement, or a blunt instrument that risks misleading the public and demoralising staff?
#HealthOnTheLine
Image of a promotional post by Royal College of Nursing highlighting a statement from Carli Whittaker, RCN Head of Nursing Practice, Children and Young People, on World Patient Safety Day, expressing gratitude towards nursing staff for their dedication to the safety and care of babies, children, and young people. The post features the Royal College of Nursing logo at the top.
Today marks the World Health Organisation's World Patient Safety Day. Safe nurse staffing levels are key to ensuring all patients, from babies through to older adults, receive the care they deserve.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4poQbvx
Join us as a Lay Trustee - we have two vacancies available for two independent Lay Trustees.
Apply before 13 October and help us advance the care and safety of critically ill patients.
Find out more below about what you will be doing in the role and how to apply.
bit.ly/laytrustee
Promotional graphic for The RCN Research Strategy by Royal College of Nursing, featuring a person examining X-ray images on a tablet, with the text 'Empowering staff through research.'
We want to support our members to engage with nursing research from the moment they begin their studies, right through their careers.
With the RCN Research Strategy that will become a reality - learn how: https://bit.ly/3I3Ken0
Only 20 days to go! 💙
At #BACCN2025 we’re building on last year’s supportive vibe with new Health & Wellbeing initiatives:
🐾 Therapy dog
🧘 Reiki & mindfulness with Poppy
💬 Support from Dr Polly Fitch
🌿 Quiet room with keynote stream
We can’t wait to welcome you! 💙
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Nursing Workload and Patient Safety in the ICU
How much does nurse workload affect patient safety?
A retrospective cohort study from Brazil explored the impact of nursing workload during the COVID-19 pandemic on ICU outcomes.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/nicc...
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Autumn is a busy time at the Intensive Care Society🍂
In our newsletter below, you can find out what we have planned for the months ahead.
Don't forget, members receive a discount to our study days and more - now is the time to sign up!
Find out more here👇
bit.ly/whatsonthisautumn
Our Surgery in Intensive Care Medicine study day is next month and we're excited to host experts sharing their surgical experience.
Chaired by Dr Sarah Burgess, you can book your place below for 25 September and the opportunity to expand your surgical specialty knowledge!
bit.ly/surgery4ICM
Time to book onto our first Autumn study day - Surgery for the ICM.
Unlock your understanding of surgery and surgical complication with updates from experts in the field!
Book on below for 25 September.
bit.ly/surgery4ICM
New report out today!
A review of the quality of rehabilitation care after an ICU admission: ncepod.org.uk/2025icur.html @Davido744 @BACCNUK @ICS_updates
@theRCOT @thecsp @BDA_Dietitians @rcgp
@RCSLT @FICMNews
@ICUsteps @UKCCNA
@RCoANews @GeriSoc @hqip.bsky.social
Victor Adebowale, the chair of the NHS Confederation, slams the 'black service' his dying mum received from the NHS: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our Caring Without Compromise webinars are designed to offer you a comprehensive set of tools while providing care in challenging and overcrowded environments, such as hospital corridors, waiting areas and makeshift spaces.
Join our next webinar on 24 June ⬇️
Unpaid carers provide support that is equivalent to 4 million paid care workers. But are these carers getting the support needed to care for their loved ones and themselves? This #CarersWeek we look back at our report into caring in a complex world. buff.ly/YklhOCa
The Intensive Care Society welcomes the important report published by the Palliative Care Commission - we believe there is significant potential to improve how palliative care is delivered within intensive care settings.
Read our full statement below👇
bit.ly/pallcarecomm...
Today's Paper of the Day is:
Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day
Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025
@david-mcwilliams.bsky.social @rehablegendlou.bsky.social @christinaj1956.bsky.social @theacprc.bsky.social @cc-sn.bsky.social
💙 @ics-updates.bsky.social Celebrating #ICUWeek2025! 💙 Meet some of our senior nursing team from North West London ACC Network—together, they bring an astounding 264 years of experience in ICU!
🎉 It’s #ICUWeek2025!
We’re celebrating YOU, the teams that power intensive care every day.
Order your FREE celebration pack now ➡️https://bit.ly/ICUWeek2025
📸 Share your team’s photos & tag #ICUWeek2025 – we’ll feature the best at #SOA25!
A healthcare worker helps an older adult adjust his foot on a stationary bike in a rehab setting.
Are you a physio or exercise professional working in stroke or cardiac rehab in the UK? We’re running a short survey to understand how cardiorespiratory training is delivered after stroke/TIA. Certificates of participation offered. Take part here: ths.im/43gqyCI
Excellent programme from @ics-updates.bsky.social for #SOA24 still time to buy your tickets.
SICS travel grants are offered each year, and there are a maximum of two grants available to the value of £2000 each to cover reasonable costs. Keep any eye out for these launching in 2025👉 www.scottishintensiv...
#IntensiveCare #IntensiveCareSociety
A chart showing that capacity delays are the most common reason for delayed discharge. The chart shows five categories: hospital process, wellbeing concerns, care transfer hub process, interface process, capacity. The graph refers to the number of people per day with a length of stay of 14 days or over who no longer meet the criteria to reside but were not discharged, broken down by the reasons they continued to reside (March 2025). The data is from the acute discharge situation report March 2025.
Capacity delays are often cited as the most common reason for delayed discharge from hospital. But what does that actually mean?
@blimeysimon.bsky.social and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social explore what the current data on delayed discharge can and can't tell us: buff.ly/XgcMOZb
👄Are we overlooking oral pressure injuries in intubated patients?
This study shows that repositioning after 10.5 hours nearly quadruples the risk. Adding parenteral nutrition rises the risk even more.
🔍 Read study: doi.org/10.1111/nicc...
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🩸In septic shock, blood glucose management is a balancing act with lives on the line.
This analysis pinpoints an optimal glucose range of 105–131 mg/dL, that is associated with lower mortality at 28 days.
📊 Read the study: doi.org/10.1111/nicc...
#ICUNursing @baccnuk.bsky.social
Calling all Advanced Critical Care Outreach Practitioners within Thames Valley & Wessex and North West London Critical Care Networks to please complete this survey. Tell us about you #advancedpractice #learningtogether
