Episode 1: Communicating within critical care teams during Covid

This episode focuses on some of the communication challenges that faced health professionals on the frontline of the COVID crisis. In particular how they managed to communicate effectively within critical care teams, and also between teams – whether locally or even globally, as health professionals learned how to cope with this devastating disease. How did working in PPE affect communication? How were critical care teams round the world sharing their experiences and learning during the pandemic?

[First broadcast April 30th, 2020]

Guests: Dr Jonathan Aron is a consultant on the General Intensive Care Unit at St George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.  Chris Ryan who is a highly experienced intensive care nurse leading one of the surge units at St George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London. 

Presenter: Prof Graham Easton

Guest Presenter: Harvey Wells, senior lecturer in clinical communication skills