2025 Conference Gallery is available now 🎉 Why not take a moment to relax with a cup of tea, and reflect on an incredible event ☕ baccn.org/conference/g... ✉️ 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 #IntensiveCare

✨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

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

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! 💙 www.baccn.org/conference/p...

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... @baccnuk.bsky.social

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...

Senior health figure accuses NHS of racism over care given to dying mother

Victor Adebowale says failure to detect his mother’s cancer was example of ‘black service, not NHS service’

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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 ⬇️

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Caring without Compromise is an RCN leadership programme available to all nurses and nursing support staff.

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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

Caring In A Complex World: Perspectives From Unpaid Carers | The King's Fund

Unpaid carers provide significant levels of support to family or friends, we undertook research to understand the current picture of local support available for unpaid carers in England

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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

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I am currently recruiting for ICU survivors to participate in focus groups for my study below - please share with your networks! mailchi.mp/3db66aeeb800...

💙 @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!

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

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

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... @baccnuk.bsky.social

<em>Nursing in Critical Care</em> | BACCN Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background In intensive care units (ICUs), endotracheal tubes (ETTs) cause injury to the oral mucosa through friction and pressure. The incidence and risk factors of oral mucosal pressure injuries (...

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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

<em>Nursing in Critical Care</em> | BACCN Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Sepsis remains a significant health challenge in ICU, with septic shock requiring meticulous glycaemic management due to metabolic dysregulation. Existing research highlights the detrimen...

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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