Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
The NHS is expanding Martha's Rule to all hospital emergency departments in England to help patients and families challenge staff and seek second opinions about their care if they want.
asserted
they → publish → care
It is named after Martha Mills, who died aged 13 at King's College Hospital in London in 2021 after developing blood poisoning or sepsis.
asserted
who → name → poisoning
Her family's concerns were not listened to, which later prompted her parents, Merope and Paul, to change that culture by creating the rule.
asserted
which → listen → rule
Patients, loved ones and staff in A&E units will be able to call a dedicated phone number to trigger an urgent review if a patient's condition is deteriorating and they are concerned this is not being listened to.
asserted
this → love → review
The nationwide expansion starts now and should be complete by March 2028, following a successful trial at seven trusts.
asserted
expansion → start → trusts
It is already being rolled out across all inpatient wards.
asserted
It → roll → wards
Martha's story
In 2022 a coroner ruled, external Martha would probably have survived if she had been transferred earlier to intensive care and given appropriate treatment.
asserted
she → rule → treatment
She was in hospital after a bike accident left her with serious injuries to her pancreas.
asserted
accident → leave → pancreas
During a family holiday, she had skidded on some sand while cycling and fell heavily onto the handlebars.
asserted
she → skid → handlebars
After a few weeks, she developed an infection and then signs of sepsis - when the body's response to an infection is overwhelming and ends up injuring its own tissues and organs - but this was not managed properly.
asserted
this → develop → tissues
Prof Aidan Fowler, national director of patient safety at NHS England, said the expansion of Martha's Rule would give families and NHS staff "a critical new lifeline" to help improve care and save more lives.
asserted
expansion → say → lives
Staff can themselves ask for a review from a different team if they are concerned the appropriate action is not being taken.
asserted
action → ask → team
During the eight-month pilot at the seven trusts, 69 calls were made to dedicated Martha's Rule phone numbers, including some calls relating to acute deterioration following an urgent clinical review.
asserted
calls → make → review
In some cases, it led to a patient having immediate surgery or being transferred to intensive care.
asserted
patient → lead → care
Prof Fowler said: "Early testing has shown that Martha's Rule can work well in busy A&Es and builds on the evidence from our adult and children's wards, where thousands of calls have been made by patients, families and staff to date, with many leading to changes in treatment and potentially life-saving interventions."
asserted
many → say → treatment
Health minister Baroness Merron said the initiative was part of "wider efforts to put patient safety at the heart of the NHS."
asserted
initiative → say → NHS
Patients and their families can check with their local hospital or NHS trust where Martha's Rule is available by visiting the trust's website or asking hospital staff.
asserted
Rule → check → staff
Scotland is beginning to use Martha's Rule and Northern Ireland is considering using it, while Wales has a similar scheme called Call4Concern.
asserted
Wales → begin → scheme
The Aporia
