Table 2.

Features of targeted inpatient recovery and follow-up services following critical illness

Feature	Options	n/127 (%)
Type of service provision*	Outreach/rapid response (patient outcomes)	71 (55.9)
	Engagement/education of ward staff regarding: post-ICU issues	65 (51.2)
	Information provision	62 (48.8)
	ICU physician /AHP/nurse ward round	47 (37.0)
	Family support	36 (28.3)
	Psychological intervention	36 (28.3)
	Generic rehabilitation assistant/care coordinator	25 (19.7)
	Peer support	23 (18.1)
	Formal MDT meeting	17 (13.4)
	Research/academic contact	8 (6.35.4)
	Other†	15 (11.8)
Eligibility criteria	All patients	72 (56.7)
	Length of stay in critical care‡	54 (42.5)
	Clinician/ward referral Days of mechanical ventilation§	37 (29.1) 31 (24.4)
	Type of therapies received during critical care admission	21 (16.5)
	Self-referral	14 (11.0)
	Diagnosis at critical care admission	11 (8.7)
	Other¶**	28 (19.0)
Professions involved in service delivery	Nurse	115 (90.6)
	Physiotherapist	70 (55.1)
	ICU physician	47 (37.0)
	Speech and language therapist	41 (32.3)
	Dietitian	39 (30.7)
	Occupational therapist	27 (21.3)
	Pharmacist	27 (21.3)
	Generic rehabilitation assistant	19 (15.0)
	Psychologist	17 (13.4)
	Administrative support	13 (10.2)
	Social worker	8 (6.3)
	Psychiatrist	5 (3.9)
	Other††	19 (15.0)
Key challenges to delivering and sustaining services	Staffing number	104 (81.9)
	Time	90 (70.9)
	Staffing profile	43 (33.9)
	Patient location	25 (19.7)
	Environment	21 (16.5)
	Funding	12 (9.4)
	Other‡‡	14 (11.0)

*99 sites reported outreach services for readmission prevention in addition to targeted recovery and follow-up services.

†Other includes the following: nurse review, n=6; multiprofessional input, n=6; patient support, n=2; physiotherapy input, n=1.

‡>2 days, n=1; 3 days, n=6; >3 days, n=8; 4 days, n=1; >4 days, n=5; >7 days, n=3.

§Any, n=1; 2 days, n=1; 3 days, n=2; >3 days, n=4; >4 days, n=5.

¶Other includes the following: patient pathway, n=7; delirium, n=7; rehabilitation needs, n=5; psychological status, n=3; physical status, n=3; age, n=2; illness acuity level, n=1.

**Patients receiving palliative care, or other specialist care/diagnosis-related pathways, and routine postoperative patients were generally not included in services.

††Other includes the following: outreach team, n=14; other rehabilitation/medical healthcare professionals, n=3; advanced critical care practitioner and counsellor, both n=1.

‡‡Other includes the following: staffing capacity, n=5; lack of service prioritisation by management, n=3; staff engagement with service, n=3; staff recruitment, n=2; links with primary care, resources, and appropriate service focus, all n=1.

AHP, Allied health professional; ICU, intensive care unit; MDT, multidisciplinary team; NHS, National Health Service.