NHS overhauls care system after first 16 months of Martha’s Rule

NHS overhauls care system after first 16 months of Martha’s Rule

Data shows that one in three calls to Martha’s Rule helped the NHS identify concerns more quickly and make crucial care interventions.

Patient safety initiative – Martha’s Rule – launched across Norfolk hospitals

Martha’s Rule gives patients and their loved ones the chance to voice any concerns they may have and know they will be taken seriously. It is a vital way of helping improve patient safety.   This nationally developed rule is named after Martha Mills, who died in London in 2021 aged 13 after developing sepsis in hospital where she had been admitted with a pancreatic injury after falling off her bike. Hospital staff did not respond to family conce…