#marthasrule — Public Fediverse posts

If you're wondering how Martha's Rule has shifted care in the NHS here is the NHS' own account of the escalation & outcomes.

While about three fifths of escalation requests do not end up identifying any deterioration in care, around two fifths (40%) *do*!

While on one level this is a low proportion of all NHS treatments, for the patients & families involved this looks life saving!

full report:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/marthas-rule/marthas-rule-2025-26/marthas-rule-programme-march2026/

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🩺❤️ Empowering families! NHS’s Martha’s Rule helpline saves lives with 241 interventions in trials, now rolling out nationwide for better care. Read more: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/09/marthas-rule-rolled-out-to-all-acute-hospitals/

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‘We had such trust, we feel such fools’: how shocking hospital mistakes led to our daughter’s death
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/03/13-year-old-daughter-dead-in-five-weeks-hospital-mistakes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Pleased to read that "Martha's Rule" seems to be working well. It always seemed like it should be a good idea, but I did worry that it might be the sort of thing that would have unintended consequences.

But results from the pilot sound very positive, so that is excellent news.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e1zw28766o

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Positive news for UK folks again:

‘Martha’s rule’ granting urgent second opinion to be adopted in 100 English hospitals

Allows patients who are seriously ill to get a second opinion. Named after 13 year old Martha Mills who died of sepsis.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/21/marthas-rule-granting-urgent-second-opinion-to-be-adopted-in-100-english-hospitals

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/21/marthas-rule-granting-urgent-second-opinion-to-be-adopted-in-100-english-hospitals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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New NHS warning system for parents to help tackle ‘avoidable’ child deaths | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nhs-experts-stephen-powis-hospitals-maria-caulfield-b2440809.html

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Martha’s rule must be available 24/7, England’s patient safety commissioner says | Health policy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/02/marthas-rule-must-be-available-247-englands-patient-safety-commissioner-says

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Martha’s rule: what it will mean for patients and their families
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/14/marthas-rule-what-it-will-mean-for-patients-and-their-families?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Government backs Martha’s rule on right to second medical opinion in England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/14/government-backs-marthas-rule-on-second-medical-opinion-in-england?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Martha’s rule: ‘My son died of sepsis: he would still be here if we had been given a second opinion’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/nhs-sepsis-marthas-rule-second-opinion-b2406344.html

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Martha’s rule: second-opinion law can work – but only if organisational shortcomings are addressed
https://theconversation.com/marthas-rule-second-opinion-law-can-work-but-only-if-organisational-shortcomings-are-addressed-212941
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The Guardian view on Martha’s Rule: boosting patient power could save lives
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/05/the-guardian-view-on-marthas-rule-boosting-patient-power-could-save-lives?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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