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  1. News Article
    A man said he was left "begging for help" from doctors after he suffered life-changing injuries due to sepsis caused by failures at his local hospitals. Paul Robinson, 70, developed recurring sepsis for almost a year after being hospitalised on multiple occasions in Brighton and Worthing. The company director from Goring, in West Sussex, said: "I've lost my freedom, confidence, business, very nearly my family home, and almost my will to live." Mr Robinson was diagnosed with cancer in 2018. He successfully had a lump removed from his lung. But during chemotherapy, he became unwell and was diagnosed with sepsis. He said he went through several relapses with sepsis and was in hospital for 13 days. "I was left for 11 months with recurring, untreated sepsis – despite begging for help," he said. Describing his care at Worthing Hospital and Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, he said there was a breakdown in communication between nurses, doctors and departments. He said there had been "systemic failures" and "ignored warnings" with his care. "We asked for help 47 times, and we were ignored 47 times," he added. "Every day I see NHS campaigns about spotting the signs of sepsis. We knew the signs, we pleaded for help, and nobody listened." Read full story Source: BBC News, 5 June 2025
  2. Content Article
    In December 2022 Dylan Cope, a 9 year old boy, died of sepsis after being discharged from hospital. A coroner in Newport found the boy's death “would have been avoided if he had not been erroneously discharged”, and said what happened "amounts to a gross failure of basic care”. In this video from Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust, Dylan's parents explain what happened when he became unwell and deteriorated, and the how delays and failures in his care had a devastating impact. They highlight the need for compassionate responses when someone has died or suffered following failures or mistakes in care, and describe how they were engaged with following Dylan's death.
  3. Content Article
    Catch up on previous Maternity & Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) webinars and view slides from the presentations. Webinars and slide topics: Think beyond sepsis Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) First trimester deaths in England from venous thromboembolism associated with hyperemesis Maternal death from pulmonary embolism
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    Nurses and nursing support workers in every setting have a vital role in improving outcomes for people with sepsis and with new guidelines published, there has never been a better time to update your knowledge and practice in this area. Why attend Latest information: Nurse specialists will give you the information on the signs and symptoms of sepsis and bring you up to date on the latest guidelines from NICE and the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges Practical application: Gain practical strategies for raising concerns effectively, including the latest information about Martha’s Rule Expert advice: Our experts offer advice on how to spot a deteriorating patient in a range of settings, including hospital, community and care homes PLUS all your clinical questions answered by our panel and networking. Register
  5. News Article
    A hospital failed to treat the son of one of its consultants with antibiotics and fluids with the required urgency hours before he died of sepsis, a coroner has ruled. It was unclear whether mistakes and delays in the treatment of William Hewes, 22, on 21 January contributed to his death, the coroner, Mary Hassell, said. The death of Hewes raised similar issues to the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills in 2021, Hassell said. Martha’s death led to the adoption of Martha’s rule, which gives families the right to a second opinion on medical treatment. Hewes, who was studying politics and history at Leeds University, died of meningococcal septicaemia at Homerton hospital in east London, where his mother, Dr Deborah Burns, was a consultant paediatrician. Burns told the inquest she had been unable to work at the hospital since her son’s death because of feelings of “betrayal” towards colleagues who ignored her warnings about his treatment. Burns repeatedly asked medics to administer lifesaving antibiotics in the vital first hour of his treatment. But antibiotics were not given until 1.25am due to a misunderstanding between a doctor and nurses, the inquest at Bow coroner’s court heard. There was also a delay of about 90 minutes in transferring Hewes from the resuscitation area of A&E to the intensive care unit amid a disagreement between medics about escalating his care. The hospital admitted these mistakes were “suboptimal”. Hassell said Hewes was not treated “with the urgency he should have been” but added: “It is unclear whether, if he had been administered all appropriate treatment promptly, his life would have been saved.” She said she would issue a prevention of future deaths report to Homerton hospital on the basis that the work it had done since Hewes’s death should be shared nationally. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 27 March 2025
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    After Texas banned abortion in 2021, sepsis rates increased more than 50% for women hospitalized after losing their pregnancies in the second trimester, according to a ProPublica analysis. The outlet previously reported on the deaths of three pregnant women who were denied timely care due to the state's restrictive abortion laws. In September, the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, which examines all pregnancy-related deaths, decided to not examine cases from 2022 to 2023 and instead review more recent deaths. In a first-of-its-kind data analysis, ProPublica found that, compared to prepandemic years, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals. When abortion was legal in the state, the sepsis rate hovered at about 2.9%. After abortion was banned, the rate of sepsis increased to 4.9%. Texas outlaws abortion with the exception of medical emergency cases, but healthcare providers in the state have expressed confusion and hesitance about the exception's parameters. Some physicians have said their hospitals do not allow them to empty the uterus — the standard of care for patients miscarrying in the second trimester — until they can diagnose a life-threatening complication or the fetal heartbeat stops. This sepsis risk increase was most striking for patients whose fetus may have had a heartbeat when they entered the hospital, ProPublica reported. Read full story Source: Becker's Hospital Review, 20 February 2025
  7. News Article
    A consultant paediatrician warned medical colleagues treating her son that they had failed to give him life-saving antibiotics hours before he died from sepsis, an inquest has heard. William Hewes, 22, a history and politics student, died on 21 January 2023 of meningococcal septicaemia at east London’s Homerton hospital, where his mother, Dr Deborah Burns, worked. Burns brought her “very ill” son into the A&E at the hospital just after midnight and told her colleagues he was seriously ill and needed treating for meningitis, the inquest into his death heard on Thursday. A doctor prescribed 2 grams of the antibiotic ceftriaxone within minutes of Hewes’s arrival and the medical team knew the drug had to be given as soon as possible. But due to a communication mix-up between the duty emergency registrar, Dr Rebecca McMillan, and nurses, the “life-saving” drug was not administered within the vital first hour of treatment, the inquest heard. Burns said her son only got the antibiotics after she warned Dr Luke Lake, the acting medical registrar on duty at the time, about the failure to administer the drug. In written evidence read to the court, she said: “I told him I didn’t think William had the antibiotics. Luke reassured me, that they had been written up earlier. I replied: ‘Yes, but they have not been given.’” Earlier, Dr McMillan recounted her distress when she realised at about 1.17am that the drug had not been administered by nurses as she requested. She said: “I do recall standing outside the resus room with [nurse Marianela Balatico] where she asked if I was OK and said that I looked really upset when I realised that antibiotics had not been given. “We had a conversation along the lines of we didn’t understand how this had happened. We were both upset when we realised that this hadn’t happened.” Fighting back tears, McMillan said one of the “learning points” from Hewes’s death was the need “to be clearer who I’m giving instruction to”. She added: “I obviously thought that my instructions had been clear enough. I have thought about that moment over and over.” Read full story Source: The Guardian, 13 February 2025
  8. Event
    This conference focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient in primary and community care. The conference will include National Developments including the new Sepsis 2024 NICE guidance, the national rollout of Martha’s Rule, and focus on best practice in primary care. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in primary care, the community including care homes, and at the interface of care. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/deteriorating-patient-summit=primary-care or email [email protected] Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DeterioratingPatient hub members get a 20% discount. Email [email protected] for discount code.
  9. Content Article
    More information about "Why won’t my doctor give me antibiotics? Ron Daniels explains."
    Ron Daniels is a Consultant in Critical Care, Vice President of the Global Sepsis Alliance, Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom Sepsis Trust, and a Topic leader for Patient Safety Learning’s hub.  In this interview, Ron explains why doctors have to carefully manage the use of antibiotics in order to protect patients, now and in the future.  What’s the issue with prescribing antibiotics? For decades we have been using antibiotics to treat and reduce infection, and to stop people dying from infection. Unfortunately, some of the bacteria (and related organisms) we’ve been fighting have become resistant to certain types of antibiotics (or antimicrobials, in the case of other germs such as viruses, parasites and fungi). This is also known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Lots of people wrongly think that a patient can become resistant to antibiotics. It’s the bug, not the person. Prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily leads to more and more bugs becoming resistant, leaving patients with fewer treatment options. This is already having a huge impact on healthcare as we know it, with thousands of people affected. We need to manage the risks now, and as we move forward into the future. What does this mean for patients? If you become poorly with a bug that is resistant to a type of antibiotic, prescribing that antibiotic to you will not make you better. Your symptoms will remain or get worse. As you can imagine, this makes those particular bugs very difficult to treat, and serious life-threatening infections like sepsis more likely to occur. Worryingly, statistics indicate that patients in more deprived areas are more likely to be affected. If a doctor is concerned that you are unwell with a bug that cannot be treated with the usual ‘first choice’ course of antibiotics, they may change it or prescribe something called a ‘broad spectrum antibiotic’ to help you feel better. In some circumstances, this is lifesaving. Unfortunately using these ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ can lead to even more bugs becoming resistant to even more types of antibiotics. There also tends to be more side effects for the patient. What are the big risks? There are a number of risks and challenges that have to be really carefully managed around the use of antibiotics. Essentially, we want to make sure: Standard and broad-spectrum antibiotics are not being prescribed unnecessarily and contributing to the issue of an increasing number of bugs being resistant to our treatments. Patients get the antibiotics they need and do not become seriously unwell or at risk of sepsis. Health inequalities do not widen. How do doctors know what to do for the best? Deciding whether or not to give antibiotics to a patient, and which type is best if you do, can be very difficult. There are tests that can identify what type of bug a patient has and what it is resistant to. There are other tests – called biomarkers – which can help with the decision as to whether or not antibiotics are needed at all. These tests can really help healthcare professionals make decisions around antibiotics, but these services are not yet widely available. What do you hope to see in future? We need to help the public understand these issues and how they are affecting healthcare and decision-making. Many people visiting their doctor will strongly believe that antibiotics are the solution to their problem. There can be a lot of pressure to prescribe them, and it can be hard to explain why that’s not always the best approach. If someone looks very sick, their GP will be sending them straight to hospital. But if not, having access to a biomarker test in the community would help people feel reassured and support that important doctor-patient relationship, especially when antibiotics are not being prescribed. Doctors need to be empowered to make the best and safest decisions for their patients. I believe we should be piloting having biomarker testing within close access to GP surgeries. For those patients deemed in need of antibiotics, further tests should guide the choice of medicine. That way, patients could quickly and easily be offered testing, and the rapid results would help their doctor decide whether to prescribe antibiotics and if so, which type would be most effective. Focusing the pilots in urban areas where there is significant variation in wealth would also help us understand and manage the risk of widening health inequalities. These actions could help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and protect patients from serious infection. Ultimately, helping to limit the threat to human life both now and in the future. Related content Top picks: 14 key resources on antimicrobial resistance Tackling antibiotic underdosing: Interview with Ruth Dando, Head of Nursing for Theatres, Critical Care and Anaesthetics at BHRUHT What factors in the workplace enable success in antimicrobial stewardship in paediatric intensive care? Tackling antimicrobial resistance: How to keep antibiotics working for the next century Antimicrobial resistance survivors: calling the world to action Patient capacity building for advocacy and research: The case of the European Patient Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Department of Health and Social Care: Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029
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    The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme is part of a national strategy to improve maternity safety across the NHS in England. MNSI has completed over 3500 independent safety investigations, using system focused methodology, into maternity events, including direct and indirect maternal deaths in pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postpartum. This webinar will explore learnings following maternal deaths secondary to HLH and consider learning points for future clinicians and investigators. Speakers: Dr Charlotte Frise Dr Bethan Goulden Dr Louise Page Clare Luby Register for the webinar
  11. Content Article
    In this interview, Dana Edelson, an expert in cardiac resuscitation at the University of Chicago, discusses how hospitals can best use early warning score tools to risk stratify patients—without adding to clinicians’ alarm fatigue. Dana recently co-authored a study which compared six different early warning scores designed to recognise clinical deterioration in hospitalised patients, including three proprietary AI tools.
  12. Content Article
    The early recognition of sepsis and septic shock is crucial for improved patient outcomes. Quality improvement programs have ameliorated processes and outcomes in the care of patients with sepsis and septic shock. This study in the Journal of Patient Safety aimed to improve the proportion of patients receiving antibiotics within one hour of triage and compliance with sepsis bundles. A multidisciplinary sepsis task force was created to monitor and improve sepsis care. The program lasted 24 months from January 2018 to December 2019. A unique screening criterion was created by combining items from the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, quick sequential organ failure assessment, and National Early Warning Score systems. After this initial stage, a sepsis flowsheet was implemented in the emergency department for monitoring. The measures between the first 12 months and the last 12 months were compared and showed that: the proportion of patients receiving antibiotics within one hour of triage improved from 44% to 84%. intravenous crystalloid administration within three hours improved from 62% to 94%. serum lactic acid measurement within three hours improved from 62% to 94%. vasopressor initiation within six hours improved from 76% to 94%. mortality rates decreased from 32% to 21% between the 2 study periods.
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    This article in JAMA aimed to assess whether electronic sepsis screening based on quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (qSOFA), compared with no screening, reduces the mortality of patients admitted to hospital wards. It was carried out as a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial at five hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The results show that among hospitalised ward patients, electronic sepsis screening compared with no screening resulted in significantly lower in-hospital 90-day mortality.
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    The death of nine-year-old Dylan Cope at University Hospital of Wales could have been avoided and neglect contributed, a coroner has concluded. Giving a narrative conclusion, senior coroner for Gwent Caroline Saunders, said Dylan’s death would have been avoided had he not been discharged from Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, on 7 December 2022. This article, pushed by Leigh Day law firm, describes the events leading up to Dylan's death, the coroners findings, and includes an account from Dylan's mother.
  15. Content Article
    This cohort study examined how hospital six early warning scores compare with one another, based on 362,926 patient encounters. The authors compared three proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) early warning scores: Simultaneous Epic Deterioration Index (EDI) Rothman Index (RI) eCARTv5 (eCART) against three publicly available simple aggregated weighted scores: Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) National Early Warning Score (NEWS) NEWS2 scores. In the study, eCART outperformed the other AI and non-AI scores, identifying more deteriorating patients with fewer false alarms and sufficient time to intervene. NEWS, a non-AI, publicly available early warning score, significantly outperformed EDI. The authors concluded that, given the wide variation in accuracy, additional transparency and oversight of early warning tools may be warranted.
  16. Content Article
    Tamara Davis died on 13 December 2022 at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton from multi organ failure which developed due to bronchopneumonia caused by influenza A infection. She had been admitted to hospital on 10 December 2022 having been unwell for 5 days. She was assessed in Resus within the Emergency Department (ED) when her NEWS score was 8. She was treated for a suspected chest infection with IV antibiotics, fluids and paracetamol in the early hours of 11 December. Her clinical condition then appeared to be improving. She was moved into the ED corridor at 05:30 on 11 December as this was in use for patients. She then waited to be admitted to a ward for further treatment and observation. She remained in the ED corridor until 15:20 on 11 December. Tamara then moved to a cubicle in Majors within the ED and thereafter she experienced a significant deterioration in her condition which was treated and resulted in her admission to Intensive Care Unit. Despite treatment with supportive therapy she died on 13 December 2022. Coroner's matters of concern During the inquest I heard evidence from clinicians at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust that when the Emergency Department of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton reached capacity patients would be moved to and treated in the corridor as there was no clinical area available to do so. The area is not designated as a clinical area and is not included within the Nursing staffing template for the ED. When Ms Davis was treated in the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton on 11 December 2022 there were, at times, more than 20 patients in that area. Clinicians from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust gave evidence as to the action that is being taken by the Trust currently to (1) reduce the number of patients who present to the Emergency Department who could be seen by other services in the community and (2) to create an improved patient flow through the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The evidence was however that, despite these actions, the corridor remains in use for patients currently as there is insufficient space within the department to care for patients. There was no evidence as to when, and if, this practice would no longer be necessary. I heard that the provision of care in the ED corridor meant that patients lacked privacy, toilet facilities and confidentiality. I understood from the evidence of the clinicians that they were concerned that patients were being moved into the Corridor but there appeared to be no other option when the Emergency Department exceeds capacity. I heard that in the event of a major incident University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust would have to clear the Emergency Department, as they had done on occasion, as this would be the only way to create the necessary clinical space when the department was already over capacity and using the corridor. I was also advised that the use of corridors to care for patients is not only an issue at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton but is used throughout the country when the capacities of Emergency Departments has been reached and there is nowhere to move patients to.
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    Clinical decision support (CDS) systems, which aim to support healthcare professionals in making more efficient and evidence-based decisions, are now prevalent in clinical practice. Although many CDS tools, such as clinical calculators and automated order sets, involve low complexity, other CDS systems incorporated into electronic health records are increasingly sophisticated, deployed in time-sensitive settings and built on artificial intelligence (AI) or machine-learning models. This Lancet article looks at the reasons why CDS tools might pose unclear or unacceptable risks to patient safety and equitable care.
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    Rachel Wright, founder and director of Born at the Right Time, is a qualified nurse, wife of a GP and parent of a young man with complex disabilities. In this BMJ opinion piece, she describes her experience of navigating the healthcare system on behalf of her son, and highlights the gap between narratives about empowering parents and the reality of her experience as a parent carer. She describes the mistrust and institutionalised bias that the healthcare system shows parents and the impact this has on parents' mental health. She calls on the healthcare system to examine the causes of this bias, rather than focusing on empowering parents to deal with the problems the system presents as they advocate for their children.
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    The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 million Americans were hospitalised with sepsis, 300,000 lives were lost, and hospital costs exceeded $52 billion. Timing is critical in the battle against sepsis. Quick diagnosis and early treatment are crucial to minimising its devastating effects. However, gaps in information based on robust data limit our knowledge and present obstacles to policymakers eager to ease the burden of sepsis on our healthcare systems. To address these needs, in 2023, Congress directed AHRQ to calculate the morbidity, mortality, and costs related to sepsis for all patients, including children and pregnant women. An important part of the project was assessing the contribution of pandemic Covid-19 infections to the burden of sepsis in hospitals. In recognition of Sepsis Awareness Month, AHRQ released An Assessment of Sepsis in the United States and Its Burden on Hospital Care, a comprehensive federal report on sepsis hospitalisations based on inpatient and emergency department data. AHRQ also published four complementary statistical briefs that offer valuable insights on sepsis trends from 2016 to 2021. These analyses paint a dire picture: Sepsis is the most common reason for hospitalisations after births, with 2.5 million inpatient stays in 2021. The number of sepsis hospitalisations is growing—with a 40% increase between 2016 and 2021. Covid-19 infections contributed significantly to this dramatic rise. Hospital costs for sepsis patients soared from $31.2 billion in 2016 to $52.1 billion in 2021, accounting for over 14% of all hospital costs. Almost three-quarters of the hospital costs—more than $37.9 billion—were billed to Medicare and Medicaid for sepsis stays. Over half of sepsis hospitalisations—1.4 million—were for adults 65 years and older. One in six older patients with sepsis died in the hospital in 2021. In 2021, approximately 8,000 pregnant women were hospitalized with sepsis, and 1 in 25 pregnant women hospitalised with sepsis died in the hospital. In 2021, there were over 69,000 sepsis hospitalisations for children, and more than 850 children with sepsis died in the hospital.
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    Medical Care are joined by Dr Marisa Mason, chief executive of NCEPOD, and Dr Alison Tavare, GP, primary care clinical lead at Health Innovation West of England, and clinical coordinator as NCEPOD, as part of their ‘navigating patient safety’ series. In this session, they explore how NCEPOD's work has driven vital patient safety initiatives, including national early warning scores and the management of sepsis.
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    The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021, with a faster rate of increase following the emergence of Covid-19 in 2020, according to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report to Congress. AHRQ’s comprehensive federal analysis includes detailed information on national trends in hospital utilisation, morbidity, and in-hospital mortality; trends for key patient populations; disparities in hospital utilization for sepsis and associated outcomes; and state variations in hospital utilization and associated costs, and in-hospital mortality rates.
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    Sepsis Research FEAT and the James Lind Alliance have identified the top ten research priorities that will shape the future of sepsis treatment and care, with the goal of saving tens of thousands of lives each year. The Sepsis Priority Setting Partnership, which brought together over 1700 participants - including sepsis survivors, their families, carers and healthcare professionals - has delivered a guide for future research. 10 research questions highlight the next key areas which require funding and investigation to ensure meaningful progress in sepsis diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The top ten questions for research are as follows: 1. How can the diagnosis of sepsis become faster, more accurate and reliable? 2. What are the long-term effects on the body from sepsis (sometimes called post-sepsis syndrome)? How are these long-term effects best treated and managed? 3. What is the role of treatments other than antibiotics in the care and management of sepsis? 4. Can diagnostic tests be developed for sepsis that can be used wherever the person is receiving care (e.g. in a GP surgery, hospital, ambulance or at home)? 5. Why and how do some people with sepsis become seriously ill very quickly? 6. Would specialist sepsis services improve outcomes for people with sepsis during hospital treatment and for follow-up care? 7. Are there ways to tailor treatment of sepsis to the individual (e.g. based on blood markers or other indicators)? 8. How does an infection lead to sepsis? 9. Would treatment before admission to hospital (e.g. provided by GPs or ambulance crews) improve outcomes for people with sepsis? 10. What are the safest and most effective ways to treat sepsis using antibiotics?
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    This conference focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient in primary and community care. The conference will include National Developments including the new Sepsis 2024 NICE guidance, the national rollout of Martha’s Rule, and focus on best practice in primary care. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in primary care, the community including care homes, and at the interface of care. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/deteriorating-patient-summit=primary-care or email [email protected] Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DeterioratingPatient hub members receive a 20% discount. Email [email protected] for discount code.
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    This conference focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient and ensuring best practice in the use of NEWS2. The conference will include national developments, including the recent recommendations on NEWS2 and Covid-19, and implementing the recommendations from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Report Investigation into recognising and responding to critically unwell patients. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, sepsis and Covid-19, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in the community, including care homes, and at the interface of care. The Recording of NEWS2 score, escalation time and response time for unplanned critical care admissions is now an NHS CQUIN goal. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/deteriorating-patient-summit or email [email protected]. hub members receive a 20% discount. Email [email protected] for the discount code. Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DeterioratingPatient
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    This conference focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient and ensuring best practice in the use of NEWS2. The conference will include national developments, including the recent recommendations on NEWS2 and Covid-19, and implementing the recommendations from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Report Investigation into recognising and responding to critically unwell patients. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, sepsis and Covid-19, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in the community, including care homes, and at the interface of care. The Recording of NEWS2 score, escalation time and response time for unplanned critical care admissions is now an NHS CQUIN goal. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/deteriorating-patient-summit or email [email protected]. hub members receive a 20% discount. Email [email protected] for the discount code. Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DeterioratingPatient

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