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Carole Butler-Williams

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Implementing a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensive critical care.

Following recent government recommendations on critical care services, the skills and training opportunities within the critical care environment should be shared with staff on the general wards. This article discusses a one-day study course offered at one NHS trust that was developed to address the educational needs of staff working on general wards.

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Increasing staff awareness of respiratory rate significance.

Respiratory rate is a significant predictor of critical illness and an important part of early-warning scoring. After an audit of patient records revealed a low incidence of respiratory-rate recording, a hospital-wide education programme was set up to raise awareness and improve critical care skills among ward staff. A repeat audit showed significant improvement in recording rates and identified new areas for training.

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