NHS England: Adult critical care novel coronavirus (COVID-19) staffing framework (3 April 2020)

Summary

To match the increasing demands that the coronavirus pandemic will place on critical care, new and flexible models of care are required. This document:

• states principles for deploying and redeploying staff to match the needs of a critical care department, independent of where this care is delivered
• sets out indicative staffing ratios and competencies
• suggests professional groups that could potentially form part of this new workforce during times of surge and super-surge.

This guidance is correct at the time of publishing. However, as it is subject to updates, please use the hyperlinks within the document to confirm the information is accurate.

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