Calls to Martha’s Rule to trigger urgent review of care

More than 10,000 calls have been made to Martha’s Rule helplines in the first 16 months of the scheme. NHS England data shows that one in three calls (34%, 3,457) to Martha’s Rule by patients, families and staff identified rapid worsening of a patient’s condition, helping the NHS to identify concerns more quickly and make crucial interventions to care.

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