FAILURE OF NICE GUIDANCE CG83 IMPLEMENTATION: NATIONAL UK SURVEY OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF CRITICAL ILLNESS

Abstract

National guidelines advocating multidisciplinary rehabilitation delivered throughout the continuum of recovery following critical illness were published in 2009 (NICE CG83). However, lack of supporting evidence for these recommendations has resulted in inconsistent implementation, particularly in the post hospital discharge phase. As expected, nursing and medical staff have been surveyed for involvement in intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up with previous surveys of physiotherapy practice focussed on within-ICU rehabilitation practice. This survey aimed to characterise post critical illness follow-up and rehabilitation following hospital discharge. A predominantly closed-question, physiother..