Martha’s rule having ‘transformative effect’, NHS England data shows
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from on (#6SZR7)
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Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment such as oxygen as a direct result of hospitals adopting Martha's rule, NHS data shows.
Doctors and nurses have changed how they care for dozens of very sick patients since its introduction in many parts of the NHS in England during the course of 2024.
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