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.
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.
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
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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