National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) to identify inpatient COVID-19 deterioration: a retrospective analysis

Kenneth F Baker, NIHR clinical lecturer^A,
Aidan T Hanrath, academic clinical fellow^B,
Ina Schim van der Loeff, academic clinical fellow^B,
Lesley J Kay, honorary senior clinical lecturer^C,
Jonathan Back, intelligence analyst^D and
Christopher JA Duncan, Wellcome Trust clinical research career development fellow^E ⇑

^ATranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
^BTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK
^CTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, consultant rheumatologist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and deputy medical director, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), Farnborough, UK
^DHealthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), Farnborough, UK
^ETranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, and honorary consultant in infectious diseases, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Address for correspondence: Christopher JA Duncan, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, NE2 4HH. Email: christopher.duncan{at}newcastle.ac.uk Twitter: @chrisjaduncan