Journal of the Intensive Care Society
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The Journal of the Intensive Care Society (JICS) is a peer-reviewed journal published four times a year in February, May, August and November. The journal publishes original papers, review articles, critically appraised topics and audits of interest to all those involved in caring for critically ill patients. The editorial board recognises the multidisciplinary nature of critical care and encourages submissions from all specialities involved in research, clinical practice and management/.
JICS is the official journal of the UK Intensive Care Society (ICS). The (ICS) was founded in 1970 as the first national society for intensivists, bringing together all clinicians involved in intensive care. The primary aims of the ICS are to foster education and research, to develop clinical standards, to enhance patient safety and to encourage professional development. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
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Search ArticlesInside Intensive Care: Connecting Across Cultures - Practical Communication Skills for Critical Care Teams
Melanconia Duval Pazzaglia Senior Lecturer and Education Lead Critical Care , University of West London and London North West University Healthcare Trust Melanconia Duval Pazzaglia is a Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Critical Care with over a decade of clinical experience, including specialist expertise in burns critical care.
Inside Intensive Care: ICS AHP Capability Framework in practice
× Critical Care Occupational Therapist , The James Cook University Hospital Sharon Barker is a Critical Care Occupational Therapist at The James Cook University Hospital and one of two elected OT representatives on the Intensive Care Society AHP Professional Advisory Group. With over 15 years' experience, working in critical care since 2020, Sharon is passionate about early rehabilitation, non-pharmacological delirium management, and the humanisation of care.
Stories from Council: Could Council be for you?
× Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London Dr Bakare is currently an Advanced Trainee in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia in Northwest London. She graduated with Honours from the University of Bristol and commenced her career in the West Country before pursuing Specialty Training in Northwest London.
Leadership Programme 2026: Systems Leadership
× Consultant Clinical Psychologist , Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Julie Highfield is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and the Chief Psychological Professionals Officer for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. She is the Wellbeing Director for the Intensive Care Society. She 25 years of experience of working in acute healthcare with a decade in intensive care.
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Critical Care: helping patients regain their independence
Working as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Critical Care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is a varied and rewarding role. As one of the UK's largest tertiary referral centres, the hospital's four specialist critical care units care for patients across neuroscience, major trauma and burns, spinal cord injury, cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation, and liver failure services.
A day in the life of an occupational therapist: occupation centered practice within the critical care team
I’m an occupational therapist based in a tertiary cardiothoracic hospital. My role on ITU involves working with patients who are admitted needing surgical intervention or support for their heart and/or lungs, including those who are pre and post transplantation. Occupation-centred practice means the work I do each day varies hugely depending on the patients I meet and what is important to them, as well as their clinical presentation.
A day in the life of an ICU dietitian: nutrition as part of the critical care team
For Intensive Care Week, we're shining a light on the people, professions and expertise behind intensive care. As part of our ICU. I See You. campaign, we're sharing a series of 'day in the life' stories from across the intensive care community, recognising the different roles that come together to care for critically ill patients. Here, James Jackson, ICU Dietitian at St George's Hospital, takes us through a typical day and the role nutrition plays as part of the wider critical care team.
Peer Support - 9 October 2026
Are you working in adult or paediatric intensive care, emergency departments, or pre hospital emergency medicine? Are you interested in learning more about how to offer support to your peers through our Peer Support Programme? Then we've got a great opportunity coming up for you. What is Peer Support? Peer support is a method of providing supportive conversations, 1-1 or in small groups.
Joint OAA & ICS Meeting
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Joint OAA and Intensive Care Society (ICS) Meeting 2026. Join us for a day packed with obstetric anaesthesia educational content, with expert speakers and plenty of time for discussion. Register before 9 August to get discounted early bird rates!
Congratulations to the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)
On behalf of the Intensive Care Society, I would like to congratulate our colleagues in the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) on becoming the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM). As the world's oldest specialist intensive care society and long-standing partners in advancing critical care, we warmly welcome efforts to strengthen the specialty. Over the last decade intensive care medicine has demonstrated its worth in sepsis, complex operating, trauma and the pandemic.