Get Trach Ready
Are you trach ready?
Education and e-learning
Algorithms and Bedheads
Emergency algorithms and bedhead signs
SEA CTV
Safe And Effective Above Cuff Vocalisation - find out more about our device research
Guidance for Tracheostomy
Find out about our innovation device development project
Tell us!
Tell us what you think about our work and what next?
Introduction
What's the problem with Tracheostomies and Laryngectomies?
Patients & Families
Putting patients and their families at the heart of what we do
News
Latest news from the National Tracheostomy Safety Project
Media
Papers, documents, podcasts and information
Tea Trolley Training
Teaching resources for tracheostomy (and other things!) from the team in Bath
Emergency care
Guiding bedside staff in airway emergencies
The gift of speech
Helping tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients to find a voice
Collaboration
Global collaboration to improve care
National
Tracheostomy
Safety Project
Welcome to the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project.
Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals in the UK and from all over the world to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed these freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere.
We are funded by grants, donations and by developing training and resources in partnership with medical device companies through unrestricted awards. We are not tied to any particular brand or manufacturer. All of our work is undertaken by volunteer heathcare staff, patients and their families. You can access our training videos and resources for Basic Care, Emergency Care and Vocalisation & Swallowing. Download and print bedhead signs and emergency algorithms from our resources. Click the banners or menus at the top of this page.
Most of our content is supported by videos. You can support our work by watching or clicking any of the advertising links that appear via YouTube. Stay up to date by following us on social media, accessed by the links above.
Using NTSP resources
Please use our resources for teaching as much as you wish. Please cite the source, either as the National Tracheostomy Safety Project website www.tracheostomy.org, or the original papers for the algorithms (McGrath et al, Anaesthesia 2012;67(9):1025-41 or Doherty et al, Anaesthesia 2018, doi.org/10.1111/anae.14307). You only need to ask permission if resources from the scientific papers are being used in a journal article, textbook, or other commercial resource. You should apply to the journals directly (usually permisison is automatically granted via Rights Link).
The bedhead signs and algorithms are also available as PowerPoint to download and adapt for your local systems.