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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England

Martha Mills
The rule is named after Martha Mills, who died in 2021 from sepsis after a bicycle accident but, a coroner found, would probably have survived if she had been moved to an intensive care unit. Photograph: Laity family/PA

Martha’s rule, which lets NHS patients, staff and relatives request a review of their care, is being expanded to every A&E in England, health officials have announced.

The system gives patients, their loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a different medical team to examine the care being provided on inpatient wards and to recommend changes. It has already potentially saved hundreds of lives, official figures show.

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