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Martha’s Rule is ‘reducing harm’ as thousands seek second opinion, MPs told

The scheme was set up following the death Martha Mills.

Evening Standard

Martha Mills young writers’ prize 2025 opens for entries

This year’s competition for 11- to 14-year-olds, in memory of the budding writer who died aged 13, is on the theme of A New World

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule having ‘transformative effect’ on hospital care, NHS data shows

New patient safety procedure has already led to changes in care

Evening Standard

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Martha’s Rule ‘transforming’ patient safety in the NHS

Merope Mills, who lost her daughter Martha to sepsis in 2021, has called for the initiative to be rolled out nationally.

Evening Standard

Mother hopes Martha’s rule will ‘upend hierarchy’ on hospital wards

Campaigner calls for mutual respect between patients and doctors, as 143 NHS sites sign up to rapid review scheme

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule to be rolled out in 143 NHS hospitals in England

Initiative will enable urgent second opinion and review of care of patients whose condition is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

Martha Mills young writers’ prize open for entries

Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021

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NHS to roll out 'Martha's Rule' from April, giving patients and families the right to an urgent second opinion

The head of the NHS has announced plans to roll out a new system across England that will give seriously ill patients and their families access to a second opinion if their condition worsens

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What is Martha's rule? Right to second opinion is improving healthcare, data shows

Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment since the right to a care review came into force in England

Evening Standard

‘Martha’s rule’ granting urgent second opinion to be adopted in 100 English hospitals

Initiative before national rollout will allow review of care for patients whose condition is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule must be available 24/7, England’s patient safety commissioner says

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

The Guardian - UK

Government to introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ on patient safety in English hospitals

Rule will give patients the right to a second opinion if they believe their concerns are being dismissed by NHS staff

Evening Standard

Government commits to introducing ‘Martha’s rule’ on patient safety

Martha Mills died in 2021 after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

The Independent UK

Health secretary backs Martha’s rule giving right to second medical opinion

Steve Barclay said ministers are ‘committed’ to implementing the rule, insisting the case for it is ‘compelling’

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The Guardian - UK

Government backs Martha’s rule on right to second medical opinion in England

Announcement follows campaign by parents of Martha Mills, 13, who died in hospital after developing sepsis

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May backs campaign for Martha’s rule of second medical opinion

Ex-PM says legislation could make it easier for patients’ and families’ concerns to be taken more seriously

The Independent UK

Doctors’ default position should be to rule out sepsis – Jason Watkins

Watkins and his wife Clara lost their two-year-old daughter to sepsis.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How the death of Martha Mills sparked a movement for change

In today’s newsletter: After their daughter’s death in an NHS hospital, Martha Mills’s parents want to introduce a right to a second opinion

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The Guardian - UK

Martha’s Rule may help save lives in the future

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Merope Mills and Paul Laity on the preventable death of their daughter Martha, and their campaign for change within the NHS

The Guardian - AU

Ryan’s rule: the Australian right to a second medical opinion that may soon be saving lives in England

Protocol entitling relatives to ask for a senior clinician if they are unhappy with hospital treatment emerged from tragedy and has been invoked thousands of times

Evening Standard

OPINION - Martha Mills’s death shows there’s a deep-rooted problem lurking in the NHS — groupthink

Listen to the patient, [they are] telling you the diagnosis”. So said William Osler, the “father of modern medicine”. It is a rule that is not always followed.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Martha’s Rule: boosting patient power could save lives

Editorial: The right to seek a second opinion in hospital, when treatment isn’t working, is in all our interests

The Independent UK

Labour will examine NHS weekend working in wake of teenager’s death – Streeting

The shadow health secretary was asked about criticism of weekend staffing levels following the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills.

The Guardian - UK

Labour backs call for ‘Martha’s rule’ on right to second medical opinion

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says party would back government if it introduced rule in England

The Independent UK

Government considering call to implement ‘Martha’s rule’ to boost patient safety

The parents of a girl who died after doctors failed to admit her to intensive care want to make it easier to get a second opinion.

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