Pilot of Non-Invasive Ventilation Alert Team launched today

April 4, 2022

Nurses on the Respiratory Hub have gained a great deal of experience and knowledge in initiating Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) during the pandemic which as led to the launch today of the pilot of a NIV Alert Team (NAT).

The aims of the NAT pilot will be to primarily to facilitate a fast track response and escalation for a patient who requires NIV (for Type 2 Respiratory failure), transfer to the respiratory hub and initiate NIV, thereby improving compliance to meet the associated British Thoracic Society quality standards.

Respiratory Failure Pathway in ceiling (not for intubation) patients at SWBH -Non Covid

The NAT team are based at City Hospital (Respiratory Hub) and can be reached on bleep 5188 (SpR) and bleep 5192 (NIV alert nurse) between the hours of 8am-8pm 7 days a week.