The National Early Warning Score in practice: a reflection

In 2012, The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) developed a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) as a standardised approach to assessment and response to critical illness. This paper reports the authors' experiences whilst implementing NEWS across one large inner London NHS Trust. NEWS was introd...

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Published inBritish journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) Vol. 23; no. 19; p. 1036
Main Authors Day, Tina, Oxton, Julie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 23.10.2014
Subjects
Critical Illness
Early Diagnosis
Humans
United Kingdom
Critical care
Patient safety
Critical illness
Pilot projects
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Summary:In 2012, The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) developed a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) as a standardised approach to assessment and response to critical illness. This paper reports the authors' experiences whilst implementing NEWS across one large inner London NHS Trust. NEWS was introduced to all adult areas between November 2013 and January 2014. All healthcare staff completed the RCP's online e-learning module and received scenario-based teaching. One of the challenges was the Trust's geographical location over three sites. Comparisons across all sites will be made over time as data become available. Introducing NEWS has been a challenging but exciting initiative.
ISSN:0966-0461
DOI:10.12968/bjon.2014.23.19.1036