Outreach Group
This group brings together the clinical leads for Critical Care Outreach Services across the Network.
The group aims to share new ideas and practice development. The services are benchmarked to enable development of services and learning from each other. Agree common standards. Support is offered to those units developing an Outreach Service. The group provides safe clinical supervision for leads to ensure support structures are in place. Cases are discussed to allow for shared learning. Data set is collected and discussed to allow comparisons of services which provides support to future business cases.
How often does the group meet?
Quarterly
Group chair(s)
Kate Edwards - Clinical Matron, Critical Care Outreach and Sepsis at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust
Vikki Crickmore – Consultant Nurse Critical Care at Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Luke Ridout – Critical Care Outreach Lead at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Links & Resources
NoRF (National Outreach Forum) website National Outreach Forum
NoRF Competencies - Framework Level 1
National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 | RCP London
NEWS2 (Royal College of Physicians)
Step Competency Framework (cc3n.org.uk)
Critical Care Outreach Practitioner (CCOP) Framework