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Martha's Rule is a patient safety initiative implemented in English NHS hospitals from April 2024. It gives patients, families, carers and staff in hospitals who have concerns about a patient's deteriorating condition access to a rapid review from a critical care outreach team. [ 1 ]
Martha’s Rule, which gives patients and their loved ones the right to a second medical opinion, can “save lives”, Martha Mills’s mother has said. ... NHS England later revealed 143 ...
Martha Mills died in 2021 after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London. Government commits to introducing ‘Martha’s rule’ on ...
The NHS has announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha’s rule in its first year. Martha’s rule will allow patients and families to seek a second opinion if they feel ...
Subsequently, in December 2018, the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians jointly published guidance on when doctors are permitted to allow patients to die. The chair of the ethics committee at the BMA, John Chisholm, said "The aim of medical treatment is not simply to prolong life at all costs."
This rule, effective October 2008, would reduce hospital payments for eight serious types of preventable incidents: objects left in a patient during surgery, blood transfusion reaction, air embolism, falls, mediastinitis, urinary tract infections from catheters, pressure ulcer, and sepsis from catheters. [160]
The move follows the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills in 2021 from sepsis. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
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