Each year, near a quarter of a million people are admitted to intensive care. Of those patients who survive ICU, most face long periods of recovery and rehab and sometimes long term functional limitations. One of the biggest impacts is significant psychological affects they encounter from the trauma of being in intensive care. 61% of patients suffer from depression within the first five years and more than 25% of patients suffer from PTSD after leaving ICU care, with some never fully recovering.

One in six of us will be admitted in to critical care in our lifetime, so what we do today can help improve tomorrow for our patients!

As a world we are facing one of the toughest times in living memory We know that as healthcare care professionals we are putting ourselves at risk, but our focus is you, your mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and colleagues.

o Established a new National Emergency Critical Care Committee (NECCC)

o Began the development of new clinical guidance specific to treating patients with COVID19.

o Co-ordinated meetings with clinicians globally to share clinical guidance as it evolves.

o Began a programme to support the wellbeing of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and the whole multi-professional team

However, if we are to provide our patients and colleagues with what they need. We need to do more.

We need your support in ensuring that this vital work can continue, expand and improve care. Please show your support to those putting themselves at risk to save lives by donating to the Intensive Care Society.

The funding we receive will be used to ensure the charity can continue its current activities through education, research, guidance and much more. But most importantly it will ensure we can do more for the people who do so much for others!

*The ICS will collate all funds centrally and redistribute nationally according to agreed criteria. All money donated will stored in unrestricted funds to deliver a range of activities within the charity's objectives.