Critical Care and Flight Nursing Forum
For members who can meet the needs of a critically ill patient without direct supervision, and for members working in any flight nursing or medical assistance setting.
RCN Forums Year in Review 2025
Watch the Forums 2025 Year in Review video, launched at RCN Congress in May.
Apply to be on the Forum Steering Committee today
Applications have now opened to appoint members to RCN Forum Steering Committees. You can find out more about the opportunity on this page before clicking through to complete your online application. Please note both the appointments information page and the application page are behind the member login, in line with all of our election and appointment pages.
Applications close at 4.30pm on Monday 22 June 2026.
Our work
Discover what we're working on now and what we're planning for the future
Meet the team
Find out more about our committee members and the forum professional lead
Forum Ambassadors
Meet our expert representatives that support the forum
Supporting wellbeing
Nursing can be a busy, stressful and emotionally draining job. This webpage provides links to physical, emotional, mental, financial, and social wellbeing support.
Events
Upcoming critical care and flight nursing conferences, workshops and study days hosted by the RCN.
Webinar series
A series of webinars, brought to you by experts in their field, to support your professional development
Career pathways
A selection of nurses write about how they got into medical case management/flight nursing, and offer top tips
RCN careers resources
Read about the varying roles that you can enjoy throughout your health career
Blogs
Read the latest views on critical care and flight nursing issues
News
The latest RCN critical care and flight nursing updates
Consultations
We welcome your views. Have your say on the latest consultations
Library subject guide
Discover key critical care and flight nursing information resources including books, reports and journal articles
Further resources
- UK Critical Care Nursing Alliance. Critical Care Nursing Workforce Optimisation Plan and Staffing Standards 2024-2027
- Watch: Flight Nurse & Training Manager Rachele Pretorius Talks (South Africa). Dr Ruth Oshikanlu talks with Rachele Pretorius, Training Manager at Air Rescue Africa. In 2018 Rachele accepted a full-time position as the training manager for Air Rescue Africa. Rachele obtained a master’s degree in critical care, with distinction in 2019 (April 2021)
- Intensive care as a positive place to work: workforce wellbeing best practice framework (October 2020, Intensive Care Society). This framework has been endorsed by the RCN.
Networking groups
Coming soon...
Join the RCN Critical Care and Flight Nursing Forum Facebook group
RCN Facebook groups are a place where you can get involved in honest and open discussions on the issues that affect you and your field of practice.
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