As such, we wanted to create an world class environment for medical enrichment in the north of England and therefore came up with the idea of an annual critical care symposium to be held in the north, particularly in Manchester The fifth and sixth Critical Care Symposiums were held The Ramada Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester City Centre The first Critical Care Symposium was held in 2004 at the MacDonald Norton Grange Hotel, Castleton, Rochdale The first Critical Care Symposium was held in 2004 and started as a single day event Our Mission: "to bring together world renowned speaker who are the best in their field in a meeting held outside London, while providing a friendly environment allowing informal discussion during and after the meeting