Critical Care Follow Up Clinic
Critical care follow-up clinic is to support patients and their relatives following critical illness.
While some patients make a good recovery following their critical care stay, some can experience ongoing problems. The ongoing problems can include
Physical issues, such as
- weakness
- joint problems
- breathlessness
- pain
- sexual dysfunction.
Pschological issues, such as
- anxiety
- depression
- problems with memory, concentration and tasks.
These issues can affect work, school or study, finances and relationships.
Why come to CRCU follow up clinic.
The clinic provides the opportunity for patients to discuss what they recall from their stay on critical care, what they should expect from their recovery and for us to see what progress has been made following their discharge.
The clinic gives patients and families the opportunity to ask questions about their stay on CRCU and find out more about what happened to them.
We will also offer patients and their relatives the opportunity to visit the unit and see the bed space which they stayed in. This can help them to see the environment in a safe manner.
Patients are seen by a critical care nurse and psychologist and may be seen by a critical care consultant depending on their needs.
When will you get an invite?
Patients who have spent 4 or more days on critical care will receive a letter inviting them to follow up clinic, where they will have the opportunity to opt in to an appointment.
Patients can be seen face to face, video consultation or telephone call.
If you have not received an invite but would like to attend, follow up clinic please call
Critical care follow-up clinic secretary 07724873026
When and where are the clinics?
The follow up clinic runs weekly on a Tuesday.
Contact information.
Critical care follow-up clinic secretary 07724873026
Critical care follow-up clinic feedback
Grateful invited back to discuss and see the space, this helped. Thank you for everything.
thanks for the opportunity to fill in some of the blanks in a safe, compassionate environment. I got some great advice and reassurance.
We found the clinic extremely useful and cant thank staff enough for the care provided
Found the clinic very informative and reassuring.
I was able to off load my feelings and was listened too and given great support. I came out of the meeting feeling much better thank you
After critical care support group
Peer support for people and their families, who have had critical illness, to come together and share their experiences to support recovery.
Meet on a Saturday, dates are updated on the ‘X ‘ page ( formally Twitter)
Boom and Bust recovery
This is a graphic of how we would like to improve your recovery.
Parcels of Energy
This is a graphic of how we reccommend leaving some of your energy to the end of the day to be able to rest properly.
Timeline of Recovery After a Critical Illness
This is about how long we expect your recovery after critical illness to be.
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