Position Statements & National Guidance
The BACCN aims to provide representation for its members, by responding to political and professional change; and by producing and publishing position statements. BACCN position statements intend to demonstrate the Association's commitment to contribute to policy debates and to inform and influence the national agenda on issues that are important to the critical care nursing community.
We are also involved in working more widely with external Organisations in the review and production of documents and standards for critical care which will also be of interest to BACCN Members.
BACCN Statements and Guidance
- BACCN Statement on Environmental Sustainability June 2021. (To be reviewed June 2023.)
- British Association of Critical Care Nurses: Evidence-based consensus paper for oral care within adult critical care units September 2020 (To be reviewed 2023, tbc.)
- A statement and advice on staff wellbeing April 2020 (To be reviewed 2022.)
- Prescribing in Critical Care 2009. (To be reviewed and updated 2021.)
- Position Statement on Visiting in Adult Critical Care Units in the .United Kingdom 2012. (Due for review 2022.)
Guidance and Position Statements are also available from the following organisations:
UK Critical Care Nursing Alliance https://www.ficm.ac.uk/UKCCNA
European Federation of Critical Care Nurses https://www.efccna.org/
National Outreach Forum - https://www.norf.org.uk/
Royal College of Nursing https://www.rcn.org.uk/get-involved/forums/critical-care-and-flight-nursing-forum and https://www.rcn.org.uk/
Intensive Care Society https://ics.ac.uk/
Intensive Care Society for guideline’s https://www.ics.ac.uk/ICS/GuidelinesStandards/ICS/Guidelines/Guidelines.aspx?hkey=4ed20a1c-1ff8-46e0-b48e-732f1f4a90e2
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence https://www.nice.org.uk/
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine https://www.ficm.ac.uk/
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Standards, Guidelines and Resources https://ficm.ac.uk/standards-research-revalidation/standards-guidelines-resources
NHS Blood and Transplant https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/