Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
One of the most striking developments in medical care over the last 20 years has been the ability to support patients with critical illness until they can recover.
Modern intensive and high dependency care allows increasingly complex surgery to be performed.
Medical treatment for brain injury and a variety of other serious illnesses is progressing forward rapidly.
Sophisticated radiological techniques, such as coil embolisation of cerebral aneurysms, are also supported by the work of the intensive care unit.
About Neuro ICU
We mainly care for patients who need medical, surgical or radiological treatment for a variety of conditions relating to the brain, spine or nervous system.
We also care for other specialist patients from areas such as plastic surgery, ENT and trauma.
Our Clinical Director and a team of consultant anaesthetists lead the medical team. Neurosurgeons, neurologists and specialist doctors visit the unit on a daily basis.
This is a regional unit covering:
- Oxford
- Swindon
- Northampton
- Aylesbury
- Reading
- Milton Keynes
- Kettering
- Coventry
- High Wycombe.
Occasionally we have patients from overseas. The unit contains beds for patients who need intensive care and high dependency care. There is one nurse for each patient in intensive care and, usually, one nurse for each two high dependency patients.
Once a patient no longer requires intensive care, they will usually be transferred to their local hospital or a specialty ward in the Trust for continued care.
When patients are transferred to a ward, they no longer require the same level of care and consequently the nurse to patient ratio is lower. Some patients may be transferred to the Neurosciences High Care Unit, a seven bed unit within the Neurosciences Ward, providing higher levels of nursing care and monitoring than is normally available on the ward.
Staff
Consultants
- Dr Martin Birch
- Dr Birte Feix
- Dr Karina Fitzgibbon
- Dr Lara Prisco
- Dr Simon Raby
- Dr Richard Siviter
- Dr Mhairi Speirs - Clinical Lead
- Dr Dan Wood
Lead Nurses
Senior Nursing Team
Senior Sisters
- Mary Camera
- Ganga Chacko
- Natasha Flipo
- Abby Paterson
Charge Nurses
- Kurt Ayran
- Rui Feteira
- Laurence Lever
- Ian Moir
Patient and Family Liaison Nurse
Bridget Trinder
There are also nurses specialising in Research and Audit.
Find us and contact us
Neuro ICU is based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
Tel: 01865 234918 / 231396
Last reviewed:04 December 2023