Useful websites and resources

We recommend these websites and organisations for more information about recovery after a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Fact sheets about what to expect when recovering from ICU, how to make a good recovery and patient stories.	ICU Steps
Sleep and stress	NHS - Every Minds Matters
Confusion and unusual experiences in ICU caused by delirium.	ICU Steps - Delirium and intensive care
Online relaxation videos	Bristol Heart Institute clinical services
Real life patients talking about their experiences in ICU	Healthtalk
Online support group for patients and families recovering after critical illness. Includes access to online exercise, relaxation and art groups.	Critical Care Support Network
Life after cardiac arrest	Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK
Life after all types of brain injury including after cardiac arrest.	Headway
Support after cardiac surgery or cardiac arrest	Bristol Heart Institute clinical services
Non-urgent helpline for patients who have had a heart attack (Myocardial Infarction, MI), stent (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, PCI) or Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) within the south Bristol and Weston area.	UHBW cardiac rehab team Non-urgent telephone helpline: 0117 342 6601, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Please leave a message on the answerphone with your name and contact details and a member of the team will get in contact with you. Email: cardiacrehab@uhbw.nhs.uk
Self-referral for emotional support for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, low mood and excessive worry.	Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire: www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/make-a-referral VITAMINDS 0333 200 1893 Somerset: Online Referral - NHS Somerset Talking Therapies - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust