NEWS2 and deterioration in COVID-19

NEWS2 and deterioration in COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020

This guidance emphasises the place of NEWS2 in managing patients with COVID-19. NEWS2 should be used when managing patients with COVID 19. The use of NEWS2 will ensure that patients who are deteriorating, or at risk of deteriorating, will have a timely initial...
NEWS2 and deterioration in COVID-19

NEWS2: Additional implementation guidance

Apr 6, 2020

This document provides clarification on aspects of implementing NEWS2. NEWS2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS was published in December 2017. Since then there has been considerable learning through widespread implementation across the...