David McWilliams
david-mcwilliams.bsky.social
David McWilliams
@david-mcwilliams.bsky.social
Clinical Academic Physio @nhsuhcw and @Covcampus Centre for Care Excellence. Chair ICS National Rehabilitation Collaborative. @ncepod clinical coordinator
Today’s the day!! The @NCEPOD report ‘Recovery beyond survival’ is out. Hopefully the findings of this report and its recommendations can be a real catalyst for change to improve outcomes for survivors of critical illness. #ICURehab ncepod.org.uk/2025icur/Ful...
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June 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Just a week to go until the launch of the NCEPOD report Recovery Beyond Survival - a review of the quality of rehabilitation care provided to patients following an admission to an ICU.

Register now to for the lunchtime webinar on 12 June👇

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June 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The protocol for our PHOENIX trial has been published today, evaluating the feasibility of optimised nutrition and enhanced Physiotherapy for survivors of critical illness #ICURehab bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...
Physiotherapy and Optimised Enteral Nutrition In the post-acute phase of critical illness (PHOENIX): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility randomised controlled trial
Introduction Each year in the UK, 140 000 patients are discharged from intensive care units (ICUs) to general hospital wards, almost all with complex rehabilitation needs. 84% of patients still requir...
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March 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
A pleasure to contribute to the development of these @ESICM consensus recommendations for the management of very old patients admitted to ICU. Important messages around assessment, communication and coordination of care @CfCExcellence @covcampus @nhsuhcw pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39961851/
ESICM consensus-based recommendations for the management of very old patients in intensive care - PubMed
A multi-disciplinary group of experts achieved consensus on recommendations concerning intensive care for very old patients, which were approved and endorsed by ESICM. The implementation requires a ca...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Great morning today talking about research alongside clinical roles with the @nhsuhcw Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke Service (CINSS) teams. So many fab ideas to improve patient care and service delivery @CfCExcellence @UHCW_RandD
January 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM