Winter Pressures - Frontline Readiness and Response

Winter Pressures - Frontline Readiness and Response

From ICS Cast by Intensive Care Society

January 8, 2026 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode discusses the UK's early H3N2 flu wave and its implications for critical care.

We dive deep into the UK's sharpest early H3N2 flu wave in years, with host Dr Jonny Wilkinson, and an outstanding expert panel: • Prof Shondipon Laha (Consultant in Critical Care & Anaesthesia, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and President of the Intensive Care Society) • Prof Anthony Gordon (Imperial College London - Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, NIHR Research Professor and Consultant Intensivist) • Dr Brijesh Patel (Imperial College & Royal Brompton - Reader in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care, Consultant Intensivist and national ECMO lead) • Prof Anthony Conway-Morris (University of Cambridge & Addenbrooke's - MRC Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant specialising in critical care immunology) • Mark Borthwick (Oxford University Hospitals - Consultant Pharmacist for Critical Care and past chair of the UKCPA Critical Care Group) From frontline pressures and ECMO preparedness to antivirals and public health messaging - essential listening for anyone in critical care this winter.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Jonny Wilkinson

Guests: Prof Shondipon Laha, Prof Anthony Gordon, Dr Brijesh Patel, Prof Anthony Conway-Morris, Mark Borthwick

Topics covered

  • H3N2 flu wave
  • critical care
  • ECMO preparedness
  • public health messaging
  • antivirals
  • frontline pressures

Keywords

  • H3N2
  • flu wave
  • critical care
  • ECMO
  • antivirals
  • public health
  • winter pressures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intensive Care Society, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton, University of Cambridge, Oxford University Hospitals

Places: UK

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