title: Comprehensive critical care within the independent health-care sector.
abstract: With the development of a concordat between the NHS and the private sector, this paper describes how one private health-care provider has taken steps to improve the theoretical and practical training of ward nurses caring for the growing number of high-dependency patients in this setting. A critical care training programme has been set up, with promising early results.
authors.affiliation: BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Large
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D006113:United Kingdom