The escalation process will enable patients and their families to request an urgent review by a different critical care team in the hospital and will be available 24/7. It can be used if a patient’s condition is rapidly worsening and they or their family feels they are not getting the care needed. The new process follows the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills in 2021, who developed sepsis under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. Martha’s family, who campaigned for... Read this story
