Acute and Critical Care Research Group

Understanding how health conditions, treatments and other interventions impact on patients and their families and testing the impact of these treatments and interventions is necessary to improve both clinical care and patient outcomes.

Care delivered in the acute and critical care setting is performed by a range of different members of the healthcare team, and this multidisciplinary nature of the work is reflected in the project teams formed to undertake research in this area. Development of a strong evidence base to underpin acute and critical care practice enables improved processes of care and improved outcomes for patients and their families.

The focus of the Acute and Critical Care Research Group (ACCRG) is the continuum of care for patients with acute/critical illness or injury.

Acute and Critical Care Research Group website

Visit the Group's research website for more information about the Centre, including areas of research, projects and related activities.

Aims

The aims of this group are:

To facilitate and promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research in acute and critical care. The group focuses on developing an evidence base for care delivered within the acute hospital setting.
To develop an international network of healthcare practitioners and researchers in acute and critical care some of whom may work in, or for, external institutions (including hospitals and other universities). In this way, the ACCRG acts as an externally facing entity representing a developing area of research concentration and excellence.
To provide an environment for research training and development to grow capability and capacity in evolving areas of acute and critical care research to enable progress towards applying to become a research centre.

The National Health Service spend on acute care has grown faster than any other area, increasing in real terms by £10 billion between 2020/21 and 2021/22, now accounting for over half of total system spend. Given the magnitude of expenditure in this area, it is essential to develop research in acute and critical care to ensure that patient outcomes are optimised, and that treatments and interventions are cost-effective.