Basecamp: your space to network

Our exclusive to Critical Care members Basecamp forum is a dedicated networking space where members can connect and collaborate. We welcome group members to share best practice, seek advice, and engage with colleagues. This exclusive group member benefit offers an opportunity to enhance your knowledge and grow your network within our community.

Signing up to Basecamp

Basecamp is a third party platform, which is accessed by invitation only. To join our Basecamp groups you must be a member of the Critical Care Specialist Group and complete the below form. Please note that you must sign up to Basecamp using the name and email address you have used to register with the BDA. Once you have completed the form you will receive an invitation from Basecamp to join the forum within seven working days. 

We reserve the right to remove people from the forum who do not abide by our forum house rules, do not sign up using their name or email address registered with the BDA or are no longer members of the Critical Care Specialist Group.

Forum rules

The BDA reserves the right to remove messages which break our House Rules. In summary, the BDA will not tolerate messages we consider to be rude, offensive, defamatory, dangerous or used for personal financial gain, and we will take reasonable action against those responsible.

The BDA reserves the right to edit or remove messages that:

  • Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable.
  • Are considered likely to attack, provoke or offend others.
  • Contain swear words or other language likely to offend.
  • Break the law, condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
  • Advertise products, services, jobs or events without direct permission from the office team. Messages with advertising signatures or links to business web sites will be removed.
  • Are seen to impersonate someone else.
  • Are a repeat of an earlier message or topic. Please check back a page or two before starting a new topic and choose a meaningful subject for any new discussion.
  • Include people’s contact details such as phone numbers, postal or email address. If you are asked for your own contact details, we advise that you send a direct email or private message rather than posting your details onto the forum.
  • Include extracts of other people’s emails or web site without their permission.
  • Contain links to other websites which break our ethical guidelines.
  • Are chain letters, promote pyramid schemes or appear to recruit members for any network marketing business.
  • That aim to recruit members to join another web site, chat group or discussion forum.
  • Describe or encourage activities that could endanger the safety or well-being of others.
  • Complain about the BDA, employers or university. If you are not satisfied about something, email the BDA directly.
  • Have unclear or misleading subject headings.

Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about individual members of the public, volunteers, other members, or people who work for the BDA may be considered harassment. We reserve the right to remove such messages and take action against those responsible.