RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Digital NEWS? How to amplify the benefits of NEWS in a digital healthcare system
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 534
OP 538
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0349
VO 22
IS 6
A1 Christian P Subbe
A1 Rhidian Bramley
YR 2022
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/6/534.abstract
AB With the transition of documentation systems, the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is moving into a digital environment as a part of electronic health records. This paper aims to explore the opportunities and challenges of the digital environment for delivery of NEWS and the impact on safety of deteriorating patients. We make five recommendations to maximise the impact of a change to digital systems for patients, clinicians and healthcare organisations.