1. NEWS 2
Sarah Walters
Deputy Clinical Lead
Rapid Response Service

2. NEWS
Why NEWS?
The original NEWS was released in 2012 and implemented in NHS settings and other health care settings. The NEWS was created to standardise the process of recording, scoring and
responding to changes in routinely measured physiological parameters in acutely ill patients.
The NEWS was founded on the premise that (i) early detection, (ii) timeliness and (iii) competency of the clinical
response comprise a triad of determinants of clinical outcome in people with acute illness.
You might remember local protocols such as EWS, MEWS
There were many different systems inplace across different trusts but as you can imagine this could cause a range of difficulties when working with multi agencies and across Trusts

4. It has been adapted based on feedback since its original publication with such ammendments as
= Change in colour from R,A,G
= Realligned to work in a systematic ABCDE approach alongside Resus Council
= Scores added onto the chart

5. *Scale 1 and Scale 2 for oxygen saturations
NEWS 2
*Scale 1 and Scale 2 for oxygen saturations
*New Confusion now scored in NEWS2

7. Management Monitor and detect Escalate SBAR for handover
Management of your patient should be based on clinical presentation not just NEWS
Treat the patient not the numbers
NEWS gives you the tools to monitor and detect subtle changes in patient condition and protocol inp;lace depending on clinical setting for escalation
Using SBAR to handover

8. Rapid Response 0300 421 6900 0300 421 6570 – Red Lead E Learning
Rapid response can support with NEWS 2
E learning package available by RCP at the link