Experiences of Covid-19 and Intensive Care

NHS advice about COVID-19
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Provides up-to-date information about COVID19, including symptoms, treatment and long-term effects

NHS resource to support your recovery after COVID19
https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/.

Royal College of Occupational Therapists
https://www.rcot.co.uk/conserving-energy

Advice on how to conserve your energy during recovery from COVID19

Long Covid Support
https://www.longcovid.org/
Long Covid support is a patient led support organisation with the aim to describe and help with the prolonged, fluctuating symptoms following Covid-19. On their website they list where you can access care and support

Resources about Intensive Care

ICU Steps
icusteps.com
The Intensive Care Unit Support Teams for Ex-Patients (ICUsteps) was founded in 2005 by ex-patients, their relatives and ICU staff to support patients and their families through the long road to recovery from critical illness.

ICNARC - Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre
www.icnarc.org
Aims to foster improvements in the organisation and practice of critical care (intensive and high dependency care) in the UK.

Intensive Care Society
ics.ac.uk
The ICS website has sections for professionals and patients and family members with a detailed information booklet about critical care, designed to answer some of the questions you may have. They also have a message board.

Scottish Intensive Care Society
scottishintensivecare.org.uk 
Its specific aims are to promote educational, research and audit activities.

Welsh Intensive Care Society
https://www.welshics.org/
Aims to provide audit, research, training and education in intensive care medicine.