Core Assessment Revision & Education
A one-day, small-group course for the multidisciplinary team. Build confidence, deepen knowledge, and transform your critical care practice.
Endorsed by the Intensive Care Society
Critical care can feel overwhelming. Our course gives you the solid foundation you need to work confidently within the ICU — and to keep progressing.
The course combines a purpose-written, regularly updated pre-course manual with a full day of small-group interactive workshops led by experienced critical care practitioners. Rather than passive lectures, every session is designed around discussion, case studies, and collaborative learning — mirroring the multidisciplinary teamwork of real critical care.
Whether you are an FY1 encountering the ICU for the first time, a core trainee with a growing interest in intensive care, or a nurse stepping into greater responsibility — The Critical CARE Course gives you the knowledge and confidence to thrive.
Learn more about the courseThe course benefits equally from all attendees — the collaborative format mirrors real-world ICU teamwork.
Core trainees with an interest in critical care, foundation doctors looking to challenge themselves, and early specialist trainees consolidating their knowledge.
Essential knowledge for nurses taking on higher levels of responsibility within critical care and developing their ICU career.
Promotes high standards in care delivery and supports career advancement for those already working within intensive care units.
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other specialists involved in the care of critically ill patients.
Two complementary elements designed to maximise learning before and on the course day.
A comprehensive, purpose-written and regularly updated course manual forms the foundation of your preparation. Written by leading clinicians in their fields, it is provided exclusively to registered course attendees. We recommend one full day of private study before attending.
About the Manual →Small-group workshops facilitated by experienced critical care clinicians. Case-based discussions reinforce key principles from the manual. The collaborative MDT format mirrors real-world ICU teamwork.
Book a Place →A short introduction to The Critical CARE Course — what to expect, who it's for, and why we built it.
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Feedback from course attendees.
The course feels like an essential day for anyone remotely considering Intensive Care as a career or for those who are likely to be interacting with Intensivists in their specialty.
Pitched at a perfect level I felt that I got a comprehensive introduction to key pathophysiological concepts and how this can be applied to patients and real-life scenarios. Being allowed to work through cases with the expert faculty facilitated meaningful thinking time and consideration.
No question felt like a stupid question with a very welcoming faculty. A fabulous day!
Excellent course. I’m pretty confident it would help a lot in my ITU placement. The small group session was very useful. Faculty was very approachable and was happy to answer any questions. Would happily recommend it to other people in my circle about this awesome course.
Excellent course - very useful to current post and future practice. All facilitators super supportive, knowledgeable and great teachers. Loved the use of diagrams and case studies - helped to consolidate information. Pre course handbook is very useful. Overall course has been organised very well.
Brilliant introductory course for intensive care. Delivered by experts with the focus of good understand of underlying principle, which often lacking in medical education. Well integrated into real life cases and very interactive. Would highly recommend to any clinician working in the hospital.
I thought this was a really well run course. I found it helpful that each organ system was stripped back to basics to aid understanding and allow knowledge to be build on a firm foundation. All the speakers were excellent. Sessions were well thought out. I really enjoyed the course and would recommend to anyone starting in intensive care.
One of the best courses I’ve been on!
Found the whole day incredibly useful especially for nurses! Learnt more today than on the PGCert ACCC! Teachers were amazing!
A really brilliant course. Thank you all very much for giving up your time to create and deliver it. It's very much encouraged me to continue pursuing critical care :).
Fantastic course! I learnt so much and feel much more prepared for my job on ITU. Thanks so much!
Really well organised course. Covers everything I could imagine you need to know before starting an ICU post. Engaging, friendly and committed team members.
Scores are based on 234 responses. Three responses with a score of 1 were excluded from the score calculations, as each respondent also said they would recommend the course and felt it was good value for money, indicating the scale was misread. *125 of the 198 delegates who answered this question. Spelling corrected in some comments.
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