Clinical services
Everything this unit provides, explained in full.
Each page sets out what the service involves, why it is being done, what a family will see at the bedside, and the questions worth asking the team.
Critical care
Intensive Care
Continuous monitoring, organ support and one to one nursing for patients who are critically ill or at risk of becoming so.
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Renal and dialysis
Haemodialysis
Chronic programme dialysis, emergency dialysis and dialysis for patients who are critically ill, in a unit sited alongside intensive care.
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Renal and dialysis
Chronic Dialysis Programme
A scheduled place on the unit for patients with established kidney failure, with a fixed slot, a named team and structured review.
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Renal and dialysis
Emergency Dialysis
Urgent dialysis at any hour for acute kidney injury, dangerous potassium, fluid overload and poisoning, with referrals accepted from any hospital.
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Renal and dialysis
Vascular Access
Fistula creation, catheter insertion and access surveillance, because dialysis is only as good as the access it runs through.
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Critical care
Ventilator and Respiratory Support
Oxygen therapy, non invasive ventilation and full mechanical ventilation for patients whose lungs cannot meet the body's demands.
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Critical care
Sepsis and Severe Infection
Recognition, resuscitation and source control for sepsis, where the first hours determine much of the outcome.
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Critical care
Post Operative Critical Care
Close monitoring in the hours after major surgery, when most avoidable complications either happen or are prevented.
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Critical care
Cardiac and Neurological Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of the heart rhythm and circulation, and structured checks on the brain after stroke, head injury and seizures.
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Continuing care
Nutrition Support
Feeding critically ill patients who cannot eat, because recovery from critical illness is impossible without it.
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Continuing care
Palliative and End of Life Care
When cure is no longer possible, comfort, dignity and honesty become the treatment.
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Whether you are a family member or a referring clinician, a phone call gets you a straighter answer than any page can.
Next step
If you need a bed tonight, call. We will tell you straight away.
The unit is staffed at every hour. Referring clinicians should call before transferring a patient so availability can be confirmed and the team can be ready on arrival.