This potentially life-saving procedure was born out of the tragic death of a 13 year old girl when an inquest ruled that a change of care plan could have saved her life.
It has been implemented in 143 NHS hospitals in England and enables patients who are rapidly deteriorating and their families to ring a number at the hospital to ask for an urgent review from a critical-care team.
Of the calls received so far 50% have resulted in a change of treatment, potentially saving those lives.
There are thought to have ben 15,000 preventable deaths in the UK last year, and Martha's Rule scheme is set to be developed further.
I hope none of us ever need to access this service, but it's important people know about it.
It has been implemented in 143 NHS hospitals in England and enables patients who are rapidly deteriorating and their families to ring a number at the hospital to ask for an urgent review from a critical-care team.
Of the calls received so far 50% have resulted in a change of treatment, potentially saving those lives.
There are thought to have ben 15,000 preventable deaths in the UK last year, and Martha's Rule scheme is set to be developed further.
I hope none of us ever need to access this service, but it's important people know about it.
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