Speakers
Dr Richard Browne
Dr Irmeet Banga
Hannah Donald
Stream 2
The new Intensive Care Society Guidelines on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient 2025 push the boundaries of previous standards as well as establish new expectations for all transfers regardless of destination, location or team undertaking them. This session explores the continued development of ACCTS, examines the challenges faced by us all in meeting the transfer needs of our patients and explores some of the contemporary issues and controversies that have been highlighted by a new-found focus on critical care transfer.
Learning objectives
1) Understand the major changes and context of the ICS Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient guidelines 2025
2) Explore the current provision of Adult Critical Transfer Services across the United Kingdom and the learning gained so far
3) Understand the challenges faced by referring hospitals in delivering high quality transfer care
4) Understand the essential role of the practitioner in critical care transfer now and in the future
Chairperson: Richard Browne
Anne Booth - ACCTS: the state of the nation, a reflection on the first 5 years
Hannah Donald - The future of the practitioner in critical care transfer
Irmeet Banga - Meeting the challenges of high quality critical care transfer: a referrer’s perspective
Scott Grier - Pushing the boundaries: Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient Guidelines 2025
Richard led the establishment of and is the Clinical Director for the Adult Critical Care Co-ordination & Transfer Service (ACCOTS), which is the commissioned Adult Critical Care Transfer Service in the Midlands and has co-led the development of Adult Critical Care Transfer Services for NHS England over the past 5 years. He is also a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and Clinical Service Lead for the department, having trained in Intensive Care Medicine & Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine. In addition, he is the Joint Medical lead for the West Midlands Critical Care Network and a Consultant member of the FICM ACCP Sub-committee.
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