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Staff

There are a number of hospital staff who may be involved in your care after transfer to the general wards. Patients often see so many different people that it can be difficult to work out or remember who's who and what they do. In this section, we've provided information on the various staff you might see, the type of help they can offer, and what to expect in the various tests or assessments they might ask you to do.

 

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Article: Dietitian

What does a dietitian do on the wards? Dietitians works closely with the ward staff to make sure patients get enough nutrition to help their recovery. Dietitians provide advice and guidance on all types of nutrition, from tube feeding (either through a tube in the nose into the stomach (Nasogastric tube) or a tube straight into the stomach (gastrostomy tube), or directly into the bloodstream (Parenteral nutrition)) to eating normally. If eating isn’t quite back to normal or people...

Article: Doctors

What does the Doctor do on the wards? When the patient is in the ICU, they are their care is led by ICU medical team. When the patient leaves the ICU the medical care transfers back to the team of specialists that saw the patient when they were first admitted to the hospital. They may be medical or surgical doctors depending on the clinical condition. The patient will be looked after by a team of doctors led by a specialist consultant. All patients will be seen every day by the team...

Article: Post ICU recovery services

What is Intensive Care follow up? Follow up basically involves Intensive Care staff seeing patients after they've been transferred to the general wards or at an outpatient clinic after they've gone home. Follow up is also sometimes known as "outreach". Do all Intensive Care Units follow up their patients? No. Some Intensive Care Units have staff who see patients after Intensive Care and some don't. Who is involved in follow up? Some services are led by an...

Article: Nurses

On each ward there are experienced nurses who are responsible for the safe running of the ward you are staying on. A team of trained nurses and healthcare support workers will also care for you during your hospital stay and one named nurse will be responsible for planning and co-ordinating your care. She / he will hand over your care when off duty to another trained nurse. The Charge Nurses have overall responsibility for the wards or areas and welcome comments on the care you are...

Article: Occupational Therapist

What does an Occupational Therapist do the wards? The Occupational Therapist (or OT) works very closely with the other members of ward staff to make sure that patients will be able to look after themselves when they go home. This might involve various assessments to see if they are able to do everyday things like washing and dressing, cooking and managing housework and shopping. OTs will also help make sure that patients have all the help they need when they get home, including arranging...

Article: Pharmacist

What does the pharmacist do on the wards? The pharmacy team includes clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and sometimes pharmacy assistants. The pharmacist's main role is to look at the patients' medication and to make sure that everything that's prescribed is appropriate and safe for the patient in terms of the dose, the way it's given, how often it's given and if there are any side effects. Why might a patient need to be seen by a pharmacist after being on...

Article: Physiotherapist

What does a physiotherapist do on the ward? Physiotherapy has a very important role in recovery and rehabilitation after Intensive Care. The physiotherapist works very closely with all the other members of the ward staff to make sure that you are recovered enough to cope at home. The two main things that the physiotherapist can help with are breathing exercises and mobility (eg walking). Why might I need to see a physiotherapist after Intensive Care? Some patients still require oxygen...

Article: Psychologist

ICU Psychologists Being unwell and in hospital needing critical care can be a stressful experience, whether you are with us for days, weeks or months. The environment can be very scary and the treatments that we need to offer to give people the best chance of getting better can be very unpleasant. When you are away from your family and friends, and are not in the comfort of your own home, it can make being unwell feel even worse. People often feel a range of unpleasant emotions....

Article: Specialist Nurse in Critical Care Recovery

What does the Specialist Nurse in Critical Care Recovery do? This speicalist nurse works with patients who are recovering from critical illness, to support them and their families along their recovery journey. The critical care recovery service at GSTT aims to support patients with their transition from ICU to the wards and then eventually home, to help reduce the burden problems that patients recovering from critical illness can commonly experience. There are three main aspects to...

Article: Speech and Language Therapist

What does a Speech and Language Therapist do on the wards? Speech and Language Therapists are trained in assessing and treating swallowing and communication problems. Why might a patient need to see a Speech and Language Therapist after Intensive Care? It is not uncommon for patients who have spent time on a breathing machine (ventilator) to develop short term problems with swallowing or with their voice. Temporary changes to the sound and strength of the voice can occur, with it...

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