Operational Lead
Responsible for service delivery, co-ordination of the outreach education program, and in-house training.
and Lead ANP
Doctors
CATS Consultant Staff
CATS is a consultant-led service. A team of consultants is responsible for service delivery, supervision of junior medical staff, provision of outreach education, and service development. CATS consultants are paediatricians or anaesthetists by background and are all trained in paediatric intensive care medicine. The CATS consultants also work in various London PICUs or in paediatric anaesthesia to maintain competencies in their base speciality.
Core CATS Consultants
Rotational Consultants with part-time work at CATS
Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
The ANPs are the most senior clinical nursing staff and all have an MSc in Paediatric Critical Care / Advanced Nursing Practice. They function at a level equivalent to the clinical fellows and can lead the transport team.
Critical Care Nurses
The service is provided by nine full time core CATS specialist transport nurses and additional CATS-trained nurses who provide sessional commitments at CATS from their bases at ICUs around the CATS region.
Administrators and Office Staff
A team of administrators provide 24-hour cover for the Referral Hotline. They co-ordinate incoming referrals, teleconferencing and communication among clinical team members as well as maintain the CATS database.
Ambulance Technicians
St John’s Ambulance provides a team of specialised ambulance technicians. All are proficient in basic life support and have been trained in further driving skills tailored for the CATS environment. They also maintain the CATS ambulances and equipment.
