If you have a serious or life-threatening health condition, you need the highest level of care. At Cleveland Clinic London, we provide round-the-clock monitoring from some of the world’s leading experts. We are one of the U.K.’s largest and most technologically advanced private facilities. Our intensive care unit (ICU) can care for even the most complex medical conditions and complications.
Why Choose Us for Critical Care?
Industry leaders:
Our ICU is recognized as a Centre of Excellence in Critical Care. We go beyond the conventional by providing integrated care, led by expert ICU consultants who hold senior posts at leading London teaching hospitals. These specialists use advanced technology to treat even the most complex conditions. We are also one of the few private providers worldwide able to offer a full spectrum of advanced organ support therapies.
High-volume specialty:
We care for more than 1,000 patients each year — from those needing short-term support after surgery to those requiring long-term treatment for multi-organ failure and chronic critical illness. This includes weaning and rehabilitation for people recovering from chronic conditions. We participate in the National Intensive Care Audit programme (ICNARC), with outcome metrics consistently placing us among the best nationally.
Quality focus:
Our 24/7 Consultant Resident service ensures expert-led decisions about your care and an immediate response to any change in your condition. This reflects our commitment to delivering the highest standard of care at all times.
Patient-centred care:
Our ICU combines the expertise and range of a major complex care centre with the comfort of a private hospital. Each of our 29 private rooms is spacious, modern and filled with natural light. You receive personalised care from a dedicated team who create tailored plans to support your recovery. We also have a dedicated CT scanner within the ICU for rapid imaging if emergency diagnostics are needed.
Caring approach:
You and your family receive compassionate, supportive care in our ICU. We keep you informed and reassured, with a consultant on hand to provide updates. Our specialist ICU nurses are also available to answer your questions and connect you with any resources you may need.
Critical Conditions We Treat
You may need critical care after a planned surgery or as the result of a sudden illness or injury. You and your family can rely on our expert, compassionate care for a range of conditions, including:
- Post-surgery heart care and heart failure
- Post-neurosurgery care and brain injuries
- Complex abdominal surgery (colorectal surgery)
- Severe infectious diseases and sepsis
- Respiratory failure requiring ventilation and weaning
- Acute liver and kidney disease
- Long-term recovery from critical illnesses
A Team Approach to Care
At Cleveland Clinic London, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our team of highly skilled intensive care consultants work closely with consultant colleagues from multiple specialties to provide expert, empathetic and compassionate care.
Depending on your needs, your team may include cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, neurosurgeons, colorectal and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeons, cardiologists, gastroenterologists and other specialists. These experts work alongside our senior ICU Fellows, Advanced Critical Care Practitioners (ACCP), specialist ICU nurses and Allied Health Professionals.
For long-term patients, we can continue your care with a variety of rehabilitation services to support your recovery. You may see physiotherapists, speech-language therapists, occupational therapists, tissue viability specialists, pain management experts and others, depending on your needs. Throughout your rehabilitation, our team follows strict infection control measures — such as careful hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) — to keep you safe while you regain strength and independence.
This collaborative team ensures you receive the highest standard of care in every aspect of your treatment and recovery.
Consultants Who Offer Critical Care Services
Locations
Our consultants see patients in modern and technologically advanced facilities in the heart of London.Critical Care Services We Offer
We provide round-the-clock, level 3 critical care and anaesthesia services to support you through even the most serious conditions. This care includes advanced organ support therapies, such as:
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Hemodynamic monitoring and support
- Short-term mechanical circulatory (LVAD and Oxy-RVAD) and respiratory support for your heart and lungs
- Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)
- Complex abdominal surgery (colorectal surgery)
- Liver support
- Monitoring brain pressure and function
- External ventricular drain management
- Renal replacement therapy
- Long-term weaning and intensive rehabilitation
Follow-up care
After you are discharged or transferred to a ward, our critical care nurses continue to provide attentive care to support your recovery. Your critical care team stays in close contact with your other consultants to ensure your onward care is seamless and well-coordinated.
What’s Next?
Whether you need support after major surgery or treatment for a sudden illness or injury, you can rely on the expertise of our leading critical care consultants to provide the highest standard of care. Using the latest technology, a collaborative team approach and focusing on your individual needs, we are committed to helping you achieve the best possible outcome.
