The National Early Warning Score performs better among patients with kidney failure than other hospitalized patients, according to a research letter published in Kidney Medicine. Designed to be a ...

Recording National Early Warning Scores (NEWS) when a patient is urgently referred to hospital can improve the process of care for the sickest patients and reduce the time taken to get to hospital, ...

NEWS2 does not replace clinical judgment and should not be used in patients under the age of 16, or in pregnant women. Dr Samuel Finnikin is a GP, clinical research fellow and senior clinical tutor at ...

577 nurse events comparing the System for Electronic Notification and Documentation (SEND) with paper-based observation charts 18 wards comparing the Vitalpac technology with standard care 251,266 ...

Introduction There are an estimated 200,000 cases of sepsis in the UK each year, resulting in around 37,000 deaths; as many as 70% are thought to originate in the community (National Confidential ...

When the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust decided to introduce a new electronic solution for early warning scores, the nursing team was made an interesting offer. Members were asked to ...

Scott, L.J., et al. (2020) Association between National Early Warning Scores in primary care and clinical outcomes: an observational study in UK primary and secondary care.

Maternity early warning scores (MEWS) are widely used throughout hospitals in the UK to highlight when additional care is needed to protect the health of the expectant mother and baby.

The National Early Warning Score does not apply to children under 16 or pregnant women. Comparable EWS algorithms are being developed by NHS England, NHS Improvement and the Royal College of ...