Patients and relatives

Admission to critical care can be a time of great stress and worry. It can help to know what to expect - both for patients and relatives. Read other patients' stories and general information about admission to the ICU and how to find and give support.

To see how everyone pulled together as a team to literally save lives has left a deep impression on me

Shyamenda Purslow, ICU patient

Shyamenda's story

Gordon's story

Julie's story

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Resources for Patients and Relatives

For the most up to date advice and to order hard copy literature visit the ICU Steps website here

Relatives

Patients

Support groups

The Intensive Care Unit

CriticalCareRecovery and ICUunwrapped are helpful and easy-to-follow resources that explains what can happen in intensive care, describes some of the different people involved and explains some of the common language and terminology used.

You can also find out more about procedures and treatments in critical care here.