Following the publication of the department of health document -Comprehensive Critical Care (2000), the majority of hospitals inEngland have set up Critical Care Outreach Teams. The Governmentprovided a significant sum of money for hospitals to set upoutreach services. There are now calls for an evaluation of theirimpact. The book is set out in five key sections. Each sectionfeatures chapters that address the conceptual and real life issues.In each section there is a chapter, set out as a case studyexample, demonstrating how innovative practices and servicedevelopments are going on around critical care outreach. The bookwill draw upon the knowledge, experience and clinical expertise ofsenior critical care nurses and doctors from a critical carenetwork. The book will have a definite practical application andwill provide tips to enhance practice.
* Chapters contain useful 'how to' guides, prompts for criticalthinking and case studies.
* Very little has previously been published on this topic
Lee Cutler