The Royal College of Physicians has recently updated its National Early Warning Score(NEWS) 2.
The National Quality Board has endorsed its use as the standard system for assessment of acute illness in adults and communication between healthcare practitioners.
Please see attached flyer below, for more information including a link to an online training resource for all health and social care staff to learn about implementation and use of NEWS2
NEWS2 has received formal endorsement from NHS England and NHS Improvement to become the early warning system for identifying acutely ill patients in hospitals in England.