Survivors of critical illness experience poor health-related quality of life, especially during the first year following discharge from ICU [1]. Identification of modifiable riskfactors and enhancing recovery from critical illness is now a recognised clinical and research priority. Recent observational studies have demonstrated that anaemia in this cohort is associated with increased mortality, poor physical recovery, increased dependency and high levels of fatigue in the post-ICU recovery period [2-4]. Intensive care unit survivors display the hallmarks of anaemia of inflammation, which may be treatable with interventions such as intravenous iron but there is no literature describing how clinicians caring for ICU survivors manage anaemia. The AS is being supported by an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship. No external funding or competing interests.