Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for bridge to lung transplant is recommended to be available as a treatment option through routine commissioning within the criteria set out in this document.

This service specification covers the provision of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in adults as identified in section 51 of the NHS England Prescribed Specialised Services Manual (The Manual).

This paper sets out the proposed key issues for NHS England’s paediatric critical care and paediatric specialised surgery review, which will also consider extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and transport for children requiring paediatric critical care (PCC).

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback The main topic you’ve been commenting on has been the scope of the review, which was discussed by our Board’s Task and Finish Group on 29 October 2013.  They considered a recommendation from our Clinical Advisory Panel, who in turn had […]

This standard operating procedure sets out the background, principles and processes for the management of surges in demand for adult respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) within critical care.

This document focuses on critical care, as well as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

This standard operating procedure sets out the background, principles and processes for the management of surges in demand for paediatric respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) within paediatric and neonatal critical care.

NHS England launched a national review into paediatric critical care and specialised surgery in children in October 2016. The review is considering paediatric critical care, specialised surgery in children, paediatric critical care transport and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). These are the reviews terms of reference.

The NHS is encouraging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine as new data shows that nearly 20 per cent of the most critically ill COVID patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated. Since July, one in five COVID patients receiving treatment through a special lung-bypass machine were expectant mums who have not […]