Acute care toolkit 6: The medical patient at risk

The toolkit contains advice and examples of effective responses to the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) trigger system, including advice on resource and staff implications. However it is also important to recognise that there are certain clinical situations which define a patient at high risk. These include clinical red flags, severe sepsis, acute kidney injury and patients at risk of medical complications, where they may not be associated with altered physiology.

The toolkit also discusses the importance of agreed care escalation plans and has advice on appropriate documentation and staffing considerations.

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