Critical Care Outreach Team

This Multi-Professional Team (MPT) consists of nursing and physiotherapy staff, which possess specialist critical care skills.

We offer expert advice, support and education to ward staff. This helps in the recognition and management of the at-risk or critically ill patient within the acute ward setting. The initial assessment of critically ill ward patients by critical care staff did not occur prior to the introduction of the CCOT. Following patient assessment the CCOT recommendations, appropriate changes in medical and nursing management and involves AICU / CCD /MHDU medical staff if it is relevant to do so.

The aim of CCOT is that optimal patient care is delivered to critically ill ward patients by utilising the 'critical care without walls' approach, thereby reducing the need for critical care admission or re-admission.  Members of CCOT are able to cascade critical care skills to all members of the ward MPT, which empowers ward staff when caring for critically ill patients.  However, when patient deterioration necessitates the transfer to a critical care unit the CCOT is able to assist both in patient stabilisation prior to transfer and in the safe transfer of patients between areas.

The CCOT Team is able to expedite rapid and appropriate admission to relevant critical care units by liaising directly with the critical care medical team.

NUH CCOT currently work 365 days a year 08:00-22:00 hours