Martha's Rule to be implemented in West Midlands hospitals

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Martha's Rule to be implemented in West Midlands hospitals
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The scheme allows patients or their families to seek an urgent review if they have care concerns.

Ms Mills and her husband campaigned for a new scheme after they felt their concerns about Martha's condition were ignored

Martha's Rule was launched after a 13-year-old girl , who died from sepsis, was not admitted to intensive care despite concerns being raised by her family.NHS England has worked with her parents to develop the initiative which will be tested before planned implementation in 143 hospitals across the UK, by March 2025.

The coroner's report said her death followed a failure of medical staff to escalate her to intensive care.The scheme to address issues like this is to be made up of three components to make sure concerns about deterioration can be quickly responded to, NHS England has said. NHS staff will also have access to this same process if they have concerns about a patient’s condition.

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