The East Midlands Critical Care Network (EMCCN) is a collaboration of multi-disciplinary professionals working together in the field of critical care.The purpose of the EMCCN is to facilitate the provision of the best care and experience for all critically ill patients within the East Midlands region. More specifically, the Network Vision is to ensure that all critically ill patients within the Network who require critical care have equal access to the highest standard of care in the most appropriate environment at the most appropriate time.

The role of Critical Care Networks is identified within the recently published Network Service Specification which can be found be:

• ACC Network Service Specification

The documents below have also shaped the way Networks work

• Comprehensive Critical Care – A review of Adult Critical Care Services
• ​Quality Critical Care – Beyond Comprehensive Critical Care
• ODNs The Way Forward