Staff

The coronavirus outbreak has meant that many Intensive Care Units are much, much busier than usual. Many Intensive Care Units will have had to completely reorganise how they provide care, so that they can increase the number of beds available, and also provide separate Units for patients who do and don't have coronavirus. Some hospitals may have a number of small, separate ICUs in different areas of the hospital. 

All of this means that many more staff are needed. Many Units have had to bring in ("redeploy") staff from other areas who don't normally work in Intensive Care. These staff receive rapid training and support from Intensive Care staff, so that they can safely provide care. They will be carefully supervised by staff who normally work in Intensive Care. Click on one of the buttons to find out more about the staff who normally work in Intensive Care, and what they do.