I understand Martha’s Rule is currently limited to NHS hospital settings, but I’m wondering whether any care providers or local authorities have adopted similar principles. In some cases, families notice subtle signs of deterioration—preventable gaps in care, unaddressed health needs, emotional with…

Your beloved government (aka NHS at a distance) says , Martha’s Rule is a patient safety initiative to support the early detection of deterioration by ensuring the concerns of patients, families, carers and staff are listened to and acted upon. It has been developed in response to the death of Mar…

Thanks Captain Walker. I understand the limits around political analysis, so I won’t press further. But I do wonder—if care homes had a way to escalate early concerns before they reached safeguarding thresholds, could it help prevent avoidable harm? By “proactive escalation mechanism,” I mean somet…

[image] E: But I do wonder—if care homes had a way to escalate early concerns before they reached safeguarding thresholds, could it help prevent avoidable harm? I have no factual information on that. I’ve not seen or heard of it, so I’m inclined to think it doesn’t exist. But then again there…

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Is there anything like Martha`s Rule in care homes?

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