Care will be escalated regardless of other clinical observations if a parent raises alarm over a child’s health under the new standard.
A new paediatric standard will be split into four different age rages and will comprise a scoring system for healthcare staff to chart their concerns
Hospitals already have similar systems in place, but this change represents a national standard for patients, families and staff. The roll-out comes after the Government committed to implementing Martha’s Rule in England’s hospitals, which will give patients the right to a second opinion if they believe their concerns are being dismissed by NHS staff.
NHS England said it will implement any guidance from Martha’s Rule within the National Paediatric Early Warning System as it develops. Ron Daniels, founder and joint chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, said: “We welcome the news that children admitted to NHS hospitals are now going to benefit from a nationally standardised early warning score, just as we’ve had for adults for some years.
She added: “In the past children have needlessly, and tragically died. Nursing is a safety-critical profession, and we have been calling for a standardised warning system in the NHS to try and stop such tragic cases from ever happening again.”
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