At a recent meeting of Network Managers Jean-Armand Clark from the Department of Health PBR team presented a paper on commissioning and contracting of adult and neonatal Critical Care services from 2011/12. The paper states  that PBR 'may' be introduced for critical care from 2011 but with locally agreed pricing rather than a national tariff.

The Network will be holding another CPD event on 20th October 2010 at Rotherham Hospital - save the date in your diary!  Further details to follow

The Network is holding its next Done in a Day seminar on Acute Renal Failure at Rotherham Hospital on 20th October.  The flyer, draft programme and registration form are available on the education section of the website.  For queries email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The new version of the North Trent Critical Care Network website goes live today. This site should enable the Network to keep all the members and interested parties up to date.

Key features of the new site include:

• a bright new look
• all the content from the old site reproduced in an accessible format
• secure membership for committe members
• article submission and editing for members with appropriate access levels
• document submission and editing for members with appropriate access levels
• public and private moderated forum
• calendar to keep updated (soon to include an electronic subscription facility)
• RSS feeds for the News section
• and much more...

Please let us know if you have any comments or problems using the site by dropping us a line with this form.